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Safeguarding deaf and disabled children: a resource for use in training and professional group learning
- Authors:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, TRIANGLE
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This DVD is a training resource which aims to raise awareness about the additional vulnerability of deaf and disabled children to abuse and neglect, and to help professionals safeguard these children more effectively. It contains eight short scenarios and two longer dramatised scenarios. Professionals also reflect on the films and the issues they raise. Prompt sheets and handouts are provided to support trainers and facilitators. The resource is particularly relevant to professionals in education, health, children's social services and the police.
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on child welfare: d/Deaf and disabled children and young people
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing uses insight from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC helpline contacts to highlight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on d/Deaf, disabled and autistic children and young people. Key themes of the report include: worries about the pandemic; coping with coronavirus restrictions; learning during lockdown; returning to school after lockdown; family pressures; children experiencing abuse; getting support during the pandemic. The briefing reveals that coronavirus restrictions have caused disruption to young people’s routines, which has been difficult for some children to cope with and adjust to. Support services have been harder for young people to access during the pandemic, with services either closed or severely reduced. Where services were transferred online, some young people found it difficult to access them, due to their disability. Home learning has also presented several challenges for some young people, including accessibility of online lessons and reduced additional support. Some young people have experienced delays in being assessed for support during the pandemic. After returning to school, some young people found they were no longer receiving the same level of support as they had been given before lockdown. The pandemic conditions have put additional stress on families where a child is disabled. Some parents have struggled to cope with the demands of caring for a disabled child with reduced support. Some children have also had to care for a disabled sibling during lockdown. Some young people report being unfairly, and in some cases aggressively, challenged for not wearing a face covering, even though they are exempt from doing so. (Edited publisher abstract)
Safeguarding deaf and disabled children: how organisations can protect deaf and disabled children from abuse
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
Online briefing which looks at why deaf and disabled children are at increased risk of abuse or neglect and what professionals can do to better protect them. The briefing discusses the following risk factors: barriers to communication, increased isolation, dependency on others, inadequate response to disclosure of abuse, professionals missing the signs of abuse, and lack of education for deaf and disabled children on staying safe and recognising abuse. (Edited publisher abstract)
A manifesto on children's issues in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
... helpline development; protecting the public; development of therapeutic services; preventing a lost generation; and children with disabilities. Within each identified issue the paper suggests various directions the NSPCC and Barnardo’s believe the Northern Ireland government should take.
Not alone anymore. Childline annual review 2016/17
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 73
- Place of publication:
- London
Annual review providing key statistics on the numbers of children and young people contacting Childline in 2016/17, the reasons for contacting the service, the numbers of children referred from Childline to external agencies and the reasons for referral. The review provides detailed information on children contacting Childline due to anxiety and suicidal thoughts or feelings - two areas that have shown substantial year-on-year increases in counselling sessions. It also looks at the experiences of children contacting Childline who were d/Deaf, disabled, had special educational needs or a health condition. The review reports there were 295,202 counselling sessions in 2016/17, of which 71 per cent took place online compared with 29 per cent on the telephone. Mental and emotional health, family relationships and bullying were the three most common reasons for children contacting Childline. Other main concerns include: suicidal feelings; sex, relationships and sexual health; friendship issues; self-harm; problems in school; sexual abuse and online sexual abuse; and physical abuse. Appendices provide statistical breakdowns by age, gender, and type of concern. (Edited publisher abstract)
Deaf and disabled children: learning from case reviews
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on case reviews published since 2010, this briefing highlights risk factors and key learning for safeguarding deaf and disabled children. The children and young people involved in the case reviews had a number of different conditions, including: deafness, learning disabilities, social and emotional developmental delay, neurological conditions, and life limiting medical conditions. Learning (Edited publisher abstract)
Child cruelty in the UK 2011: an NSPCC study into childhood abuse and neglect over the past 30 years
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The aim of this study was to provide the NSPCC with an accurate estimate of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect, along with bullying and witnessing domestic violence in the UK. The study built on knowledge gained from an earlier survey undertaken in 1998-1999. Interviews were conducted with 1,761 young people aged 18-24 and 2,275 children aged 11-17 from across the UK. The sample was comparable to the general population. Around one in four of the 18-24 year olds reported experiences of severe physical violence, sexual abuse or neglect in childhood. Comparison with the earlier data showed that the number of young adults experiencing severe violence, forced sex and prolonged verbal abuse during childhood has dropped over the last 30 years. Young adults from lower socio-economic groups and those with separated parents reported higher levels of abuse. Almost one in five 11-17 year old children had been physically attacked by an adult, raped or sexually assaulted or severely neglected. Severely abused and neglected children were almost 9 times more likely to attempt suicide and almost five times more likely to self-harm than children not severely abused and neglected. Children with special educational needs or a long-standing disability or illness, or who had a parent with enduring physical, learning or psychiatric problems were more likely to suffer multiple forms of maltreatment. Key messages for policy makers arising from the findings are outlined.