Police Scotland have detained several perps in their search for teddies, but rounding them all up is dificult. Offcers are appealing to anyone who has witnessed a set of knitting needles and a number of balls of wool to help with their search.
With more than 40 teddies initially collected, they will now be given new homes on the dashes of ambulances, fire engines and police cars to comfort youngsters as needed. The Trauma Teddy Appeal is a partnership project between the Children 1st charity and Police Scotland, with the aim of providing knitted teddies to comfort children aThected by traumatic events.
Trauma teddies will be given as a simple distraction to help take a child’s focus away from potentially upsetting circumstances and help police officers build a relationship and turn the experience into something positive. Initially set up in Dundee, the scheme has now reached Argyll. Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Police Scotland officers have embraced the project, as well as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Scottish Ambulance Service. A local appeal is running to find local knitters to make teddies. ATher being alerted to the idea by Caroline Anderson, Lochgilphead retailer
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