Friendship is valued by most children and young people around the world. In research on happiness, it is often identified as an essential ingredient for a happy life. In this short report we go further by exploring the importance of friendship as an ingredient in advocacy and activism. The report is written by two care experienced young people and two adult allies. The report explores how friendship makes advocacy and activism more possible and more powerful. Drawing on our reflections and personal experiences we discuss how having a space to make friends with others who have care experience and allies, and working together to effect change around policy and practice, has a protective impact on those working for change and those they support. These friendships are protective in practical and emotional ways, but they are also protective because they help hope to grow. We argue that the protective power of friendship, advocacy and activism should be more widely recognised as an important function of advocacy organisations like Who Cares? Scotland.

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友谊、宣传和行动主义的保护力量：关于谁在乎的经历的简短报告？成员和盟友

全世界大多数儿童和青少年都珍视友谊。在对幸福的研究中，它通常被认为是幸福生活的重要组成部分。在这份简短的报告中，我们更进一步探讨了友谊作为宣传和行动主义组成部分的重要性。该报告由两位护理经验丰富的年轻人和两位成年盟友撰写。该报告探讨了友谊如何使倡导和激进主义更有可能和更有力。根据我们的思考和个人经验，我们讨论了如何拥有一个空间与有护理经验和盟友的其他人交朋友，并共同努力改变政策和实践，对那些为变革而努力的人和他们支持的人产生保护性影响。这些友谊在实际和情感方面都具有保护作用，但它们也具有保护作用，因为它们有助于希望的成长。我们认为，友谊、倡导和激进主义的保护力量应该被更广泛地视为倡导组织的重要功能，如 Who Cares？苏格兰。