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Children's Mental Health Safeguarding Network

WEBIntroduction. Mental health is a subject that many of us find difficult to discuss, primarily because of a fear of saying the wrong thing and making matters worse. However, mental …

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Emotional Abuse Safeguarding Network

WEBEmotional abuse can seriously damage a child’s health and development. Children who are emotionally abused may also be experiencing other forms of abuse at the same time. …

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Neglect Safeguarding Network

WEBStatistics compiled by the NSPCC suggest that almost half of all children on child protection plans in England are on plans because of concerns about neglect, and that 1-in-10 …

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Physical Abuse Safeguarding Network

WEBDefinition. “A form of abuse which may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. …

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The Impact of Poverty Safeguarding Network

WEBPoverty places strains on family life, excludes children from the everyday activities of their peers and can lead to homelessness . Tackling child poverty will help to improve …

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Children and young people’s mental health – Safeguarding Network

WEBIn an average classroom of 30 children this means that on average between 7 and 8 children will have a period of mental ill health in the life that is ahead of them. NHS data …

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Child-on-child Abuse Safeguarding Network

WEBChild-on-child abuse can happen both inside and outside of a setting, face-to-face and online. Organisations working with children play an important role in preventing and …

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Genograms – Safeguarding Network

WEBGenograms (also known as family trees) are a simple tool that allow us to see how a family is made up. A genogram is another way of describing a family tree and can be useful for …

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Safeguarding Network

WEBSafeguarding Network provides an invaluable service to education settings. The high-quality training and development opportunities place DSLs in a strong position to fulfil their …

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Child Exploitation Safeguarding Network

WEBChild exploitation is when someone uses a child for financial gain, sexual gratification, labour or personal advantage. Using cruel and violent treatment to force a child to take …

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Parental Mental Ill-health Safeguarding Network

WEBIt is thought about one third of all children and young people live with a parent with mental ill-health, around 7% of which live in lone-parent households. For some, the presence of …

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Missing Children Safeguarding Network

WEBAccording to the UK Missing Persons Unit, over the last five years an average of 200,000 missing child incidents were reported to the police each year. The DfE estimates 33,000 …

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Children with Family Members in Prison Safeguarding Network

WEBIntroduction. Children and young people with a parent or family member in prison are at risk of several poor outcomes including poverty, stigma, isolation and poor mental health. …

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Effective Safeguarding in Early Years Settings

WEBEYFS 2021 and WTTSC (2018) In Early Years the EYFS is often considered to be the bible. It is a statutory framework of standards that providers must meet for the learning and …

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Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induced Illness

WEBPerplexing Presentations (PP) Presence of alerting signs when the actual state of the child’s physical/mental health is not yet clear but there is no perceived risk of immediate …

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Specific Risks for Children with Additional Needs

WEBChildren with disabilities are nearly 4 times more likely than other children to be abused or neglected. Sometimes this is because of high care needs, difficulties expressing their …

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Homelessness Safeguarding Network

WEBTemporary accommodation . Temporary accommodation can mean several different things. It can include families staying in bed and breakfasts (although this has been limited by …

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