Glasgow Child Interview Team
The Glasgow Child Interview Team is made up of specially trained social workers and police officers. They work together to interview children and young people who have been victims of abuse or crime or have seen a crime happen.
The team uses a trauma-informed approach called the Scottish Child Interview Model (SCIM). This approach helps make the experience less stressful for children, reduces the risk of further trauma, and improves the quality of information gathered during interviews.
Animations
The team received funding from the Scottish Government’s Bairns’ Hoose Thematic Fund (2024 to 2025) to create animations that explain the interview process.
These animations are designed to:
- Help children, young people, and their carers understand what will happen.
- Reduce worries and make the process feel less intimidating.
- Be inclusive and easy to access for everyone.
To bring the animations to life, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Police Scotland worked with creative agency Braw Talent.
A short-term working group, including Social Work, Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, guided the project.
Young people from the G15 Youth Project also played an important role by giving feedback on scripts and helping to create and voice the animations.
Where to Find the Animations
The animations are now available on our HSCP’s YouTube channel, and you can also find them below. There are two versions:
Alison Cowper, our HSCP’s Head of Children’s Services (North West) commented: “We really appreciate the involvement of the young people from the G15 Youth Project who helped us to make sure that these important animations would connect with the children and young people we support. It was a great team effort from everyone involved and genuine partnership working. We hope that they help Glasgow’s children and young people prepare when they come to talk to us about their difficult experiences, and reduce any worries that they may have. We have already had interest from other areas who have heard about the animations and we’re of course happy to share these to benefit others across Scotland”.