Information For Parents and Carers

If you are concerned that a child or young person is being abused or neglected you can telephone  Children's Services on 0845 607 2000. They will be able to give you advice and explain what needs to happen.

Children's Social Care may decide that an assessment is needed. This will involve them talking to you and your child(ren) as well as contacting agencies who know your family.  If this assessment indicates that your child is at risk of significant harm and in need of protection, then a child protection conference will be arranged.  To find out more about Child Protection meetings please refer to the Initial Child Protection Conference Leaflet

Stop it Now!

The goal of Stop It Now! is to protect children and to prevent child sexual abuse. The campaign seeks to achieve this by:-

• Raising awareness - so that people understand the nature and scale of child sexual abuse; the behaviour of abusers and child victims and the warning signs of a developing potential problem. 
• Changing attitudes - so that people think differently about child sexual abuse, are more willing to talk about it and to listen to concerns from other adults or children; indeed, so that people see prevention of abuse as a real possibility and their responsibility.
• Changing behaviour - so that people take appropriate action to prevent abuse, and seek help if they are worried about themselves or others.
• Developing a public health approach - the scale of child sexual abuse requires a large-scale, systematic approach to prevention. The campaigns used to tackle smoking, drink-driving and domestic violence provide evidence that such campaigns are challenging but effective.

Stop it Now! Freephone Helpline 0808 1000 900

There are many organisations that may be able to offer support and advice in parenting. In the right hand column you can find links to organisations that you might find useful.