CELCIS was established in 2011 with the intention being to provide a holistic approach, rather than serving a specialist part of the professionals who deal with looked after children.
[1] It was established to facilitate collaboration and therefore works with a range of organisations to improve outcomes relating to the lives of looked after children in Scotland.
[6] CELCIS’s founding Director, Professor Jennifer Davidson was awarded an OBE in 2020 for services to the care and protection of children and young people in Scotland and abroad.
In 2020, it published a series of ‘Special Features’ to capture in real time practice changes and impact on young people and the workforce caused by the COVID-19 virus around the world.
[8] In 2014 they were commissioned by SOS Children's Villages to produce "Drumming Together for Change: A Child’s Right to Quality Care in Sub-Saharan Africa" report based on a synthesis of eight assessments of the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in Benin, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.