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Out of routine: a review of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in families where the children are considered at risk of significant harm: briefing
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents findings from a review by The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel of 14 incidents of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) from 12 local areas in England that were representative of the 40 SUDI cases reported to the Panel between June 2018 and August 2019. The briefing summarises the key learning and recommendations and outlines the key features of the local ‘prevent and protect’ practice model proposed by the Panel. Key features include: safeguarding partners, in conjunction with commissioners and other local providers, to incorporate action to reduce the risk of SUDI within a wider strategy to promote healthy pregnancy, good infant care and safety; multi-agency action to address pre-disposing risks of SUDI for all families, and with targeted support for families with identified additional needs; ensuring that safer sleep advice and risk assessment are joined up with wider considerations of safeguarding risk and plans to work with families to address safeguarding concerns; systems and processes that support effective multi-agency practice in working with families, particularly those at high risk of abuse or neglect. (Edited publisher abstract)
Seeing and hearing the child: rising to the challenge of parental substance misuse
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
Seeing and hearing the child is a flexible training resource designed to equip those who work in mainstream children’s and adult services to identify and respond appropriately to the needs of children living with parents who misuse substances. The CD contains: three categories of training: Awareness, Assessment and Treatment a selection of 38 exercises for face-to-face training with a range of audiences task sheets, handouts and PowerPoint slides.
A summary of Ofsted's "The voice of the child: learning lessons from serious case reviews": NSPCC briefing
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing highlights some of the key points of an Ofsted's report which evaluated 67 serious case reviews in England conducted between 1 April and 30 September 2010. The briefing summarises common lessons and practice implications as well the characteristics of the children who were the subjects of the serious case reviews. The Ofsted report focuses on one theme: the voice of the child and within this theme it identifies five main messages.
Coronavirus briefing: safeguarding guidance for early years
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises government guidance on safeguarding and child protection for early years settings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the four UK nations. Topics covered include: early years provision; regulations; safeguarding and child protection; staffing and recruitment; and child welfare. The briefing answers frequently asked questions including: whether nurseries, preschools and registered childminders should still be providing childcare; whether nannies, au pairs and babysitters can still provide childcare; what to do if a child’s usual registered or regulated childcare provider is closed; whether there have been changes to early years childcare standards during the coronavirus pandemic; and how childcare settings can support and protect children who are not attending. [Update 22 February 2021] (Edited publisher abstract)
Transforming mental health services for children who have been abused: July 2019
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
An analysis of Clinical Commissioning Group (CCGs) local transformation plans for 2018/19 to assess the extent to which they recognise the mental health needs of vulnerable children and young people, including those who have been abused. It uses a traffic light rating to indicate improvements in the plans; red - no recognition of the increased mental health needs of vulnerable children and young people; amber - some recognition; and green - explicit use of data to assess local need and inform service provision. It reports that almost all CCGs are now considering the needs of children who have experienced abuse when planning their mental health commissioning to some extent. However, only 18 percent of CCGs were covered by a green rated plan. The report also highlights good practice examples of plans that received a green rating for 2018/19. (Edited publisher abstract)
Transforming mental health services for children who have been abused: July 2018
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
An analysis of Clinical Commissioning Group (CCGs) local transformation plans for 2017/18 to assess the extent to which they recognise the increased vulnerability of groups of children and young people (including those who have been abused) to mental health problems. The report also compares the findings for 2017/18 plans, alongside those of the preceding two years. It uses a traffic light rating to indicate improvements in the plans; red - no recognition of the increased mental health needs of vulnerable children and young people; amber - some recognition; and green - explicit use of data to assess local need and inform service provision. It reports that in 2017/18, just 12 per cent of the 195 CCGs in England were covered by a ‘green’ plan. However, over the past three years, there has been a significant reduction in the proportion of CCGs which are covered by a ‘red’ plan, from 37 per cent in 2015/16 to 11 per cent in 2017/18. It also includes case studies of plans that received a green rating for 2017/18. (Edited publisher abstract)
Children living in families facing adversity: NSPCC helplines report
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- London
Using data gathered from NSPCC Childline and helpline services in 2016/17, this report aims to help people who work with children to understand how it feels when their family is facing adversity, and how to provide appropriate support. It reports that in 2016/17 the NSPCC responded to 15,032 contacts to their helpline about children living in families where parents are experiencing domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental health problems. They also delivered 12,099 Childline counselling sessions where children raised concerns about living in a family facing adversity. The effects on children’s and young people’s wellbeing can include: mental health problems, poor performance at school, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and feelings, and struggling to build and maintain relationships with friends or partners. Children may also struggle to find support, because they don’t feel able to talk to their parents. The report provides links to resources from Childline’s website which young people living in families where there is domestic abuse, parental substance misuse or parental mental health problems might find helpful. It also provides links to additional resources for professionals. (Edited publisher abstract)
NSPCC Northern Ireland: a year in review 2012-2013
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
A review of NSPCC Northern Ireland for 2012-13, which provides information about its services including: Belfast, Craigavon and Foyle Service Centres; Young Witness Service; Helpline; ChildLine; ChildLine Schools Service; Child Protection Advice and Support; Child Protection in Sport Unit; education advisors; and Child Trafficking Advice Centre. (Original abstract)
It doesn't happen to disabled children: child protection and disabled children; repoprt of the National Working Group on Child Protection and Disability
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 84p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
All the evidence about disabled children’s experiences suggests that they are more vulnerable to abuse than non-disabled children. For the last twenty years or so, a number of individuals and organisations have struggled to bring this to the attention of government, local authorities and the major children’s organisations. The National Working Group on Child Protection and Disability believes that comprehensive action is required in order to protect disabled children from abuse. The first two recommendations reflect this, calling as they do for a review of the current child protection system and the development of a national strategy for the safeguarding of disabled children. However, within these two main recommendations, smaller steps are identified that would help promote the safeguarding of disabled children even if they were implemented without a major review or national strategy.
Local transformation plan toolkit: guidance on how to design and deliver mental health services for children who have been abused
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 58
- Place of publication:
- London
This toolkit is intended to help commissioners, local authorities and other stakeholders understand how their plans can better meet the mental health needs of these children. The toolkit focuses on specific areas of good practice, covering the following themes: recognition that some groups of children and young people are more vulnerable to mental health problems than the wider population, including children who have been abused and looked after children; a needs analysis of vulnerable groups, using a range of sources; reference to services for vulnerable groups; engaging with children and young people; collaboration and co-production of plans; and outcomes and indicators to measure progress. For each theme, examples of good practice are provided. (Edited publisher abstract)