Safeguarding, exploitation and preventing harm

This section contains toolkits, resources and ways of working that youth justice services and partners can use to support working with children that are at risk of harm from self, from others and to others. 

 

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Summary: Youth Custody Service have shared key safeguarding contact list and a slide pack concerning matters of concern, safeguarding concerns, allegations and complains for matters relating to children in custody.     Description: The Youth Custody Service (YCS) have produced matters of concern, safeguarding concerns, allegations and complaints slide pack (reviewed in April 2022). The aim is to help clarify…
Summary: Access to several briefings concerned with learning following serious case reviews.          Description: The College of Policing have published a short briefing exploitation, county lines, threats and weapons: learning from two serious case review, following the death of Chris (Newham) and Child C (Waltham Forest).   Hillingdon Local Authority Safeguarding Partnership have published the independent review…
Summary: Access to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines to support children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour.      Description: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have published guidance: harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people (2016), which aims to support children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour, including…
Summary: Access to published framework to support the development and delivering an integrated and effective service for children and young people displaying harmful sexual behaviours and their families/carers.      Description: The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) have published an evidence-informed framework for children and young people displaying harmful sexual behaviours (updated 2019) which aims…
Summary: Access to information and reports published by the National Crime Agency in regards to county lines.     Description: The National Crime Agency have a specific area concerned with county lines which includes a variety of information including definitions and reports that may be of interest, including; County Lines: Drug supply, vulnerability and harm 2018 – intelligence assessment report. County…
Summary: A collection of guides from NSPCC and Home Office to support children in ensuring they understand the law and impact around sexting and indecent images.     Description: Below are two resources that can be used with children, aimed at supporting them to understand the law and impact around sexting and indecent images.   How to talk to children…
Summary: Access to a short film produced by the Police and partners across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to raise awareness around child sexual exploitation.      Description: Police and partners across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland with funding from the Violence Reduction Network, have created a short film are you listening? with the aim to raise awareness of child criminal exploitation, some of the…
Summary:  Access to the missing people service, SafeCall for children effected by child criminal exploitation and county lines.     Description:Missing People, through their SafeCall service offer a non-judgemental, safe space for children effected by criminal exploitation and county lines to talk about their experiences in confidence. Their service offers children reassurance and support to explore their choices and help…
Summary: London Councils have developed a space for practitioners and partners to support violence reduction across London.     Description:  The repository of practice on violence reduction, developed by London Councils aims to support practitioners to access, share practice and learning across London to support the reduction of violence.   There are a series of thematic section including: Locally developed…
Summary: The Lucy Faithfull Foundation have created a harmful sexual behaviour prevention toolkit to support professionals, parents/carers.      Description:  The Lucy Faithfull Foundation have created a Harmful Sexual Behaviour Prevention Toolkit, designed for parents, carers, family members and professionals, to help everyone play their part in keeping children safe. The toolkit, contains links to useful information, resources, and support…
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