Useful links - safeguarding children and young people

• Actionwork - Anti-Bullying Events and Film making with Young People.
• Barnardo's - Helps the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfil their potential.
• CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre - Thinkuknow - Since 2006, Thinkuknow has been keeping children and young people safe by providing education about sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them.
• 'Chelsea's Story' is a hard-hitting Applied Theatre Production that has proven highly successful in raising awareness of the issues surrounding Child Sexual Exploitation. The play, which has now been seen by hundreds of professionals and over 200,000 young people throughout the UK, is followed by a Q&A/plenary session exploring the issues raised.
• ChildLine - Childline is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call 0800 1111 to talk about any problem.
• Counselling Directory was set up by a team who know how difficult it can be to find the support and information you need. Being a team who between us have experienced various mental health issues, we know how it feels to be overwhelmed, isolated and somewhat lost. Please follow the link to learn more about the service
• Consent - Consent, you've all heard of it, here's 6 simple ways to understand it (with a sandwich)...
• Crimestoppers is an independent charity which has been in the UK for 26 years. The charity can guarantee the anonymity of its callers as phone calls do not appear on any billing including for mobiles. Calls can be made free on 0800 555 111. Referrals can be made online which enables two-way reporting via a secure website.
• Department for Education
• A brighter future for Family Justice - the young person's guide to what's happened since the Family Justice Review looked into things.
• Future in Mind - Services Directory 2018-2019 - Children and Young People's Emotional, Mental Health and Wellbeing. As part of the Future in Mind local transformation programme, the Future in Mind team has developed a whole system approach to delivering a range of emotional, mental health and wellbeing services that meet all levels of need.This services directory provides useful information on what services are available, who can be supported and how you can refer in. Their ambition is that children & young people will have access to the right help at the right time through all stages of their emotional and mental health development.
• General Medical Council - Advice to doctors on working with young people.
• Thresholds for Access to Services for Children and Families in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland- The new Leicestershire Children and Young People's Service Pathway to Services document.
• A National Serious Case Review Repository is now available on the NSPCC website
• NSPCC - The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.
• NSPCC - The Underwear rule - This is a link to the recent NSPCC advice to parents, keeping your child safe from abuse. The NSPCC's Underwear Rule campaign is being made more accessible to Eastern European communities in the UK. The easy-to-read guides have now been translated in to Russian, Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian.
• NSPCC - The Underwear Rule - special link for parents of children with Autism
• The NSPCC has a project called Share Aware which offers a number of resources for both children and parents on online safety.
• As part of Share Aware, the NSPCC has produced a video which is aimed at children aged between 8 and 12 years called "I saw your willy" .
• The NSPCC is in the process of providing the following services: they will launch an online safety helpline for parents to call for technical advice; they will bring online safety workshops for parents and carers into schools and workplaces; they will train staff so all O2 stores can help adults with their online safety concerns. Click here for more information.
• PREVENT - Prevent is short for 'Preventing Violent Extremism'. The overall aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting violent extremism by raising awareness of the issues and supporting people who may be vulnerable. Please follow this link to access information on the Leicestershire County Council website.
• Real Love Rocks - an online space, for young people, parents and professionals, all about raising awareness around Child Sexual Exploitation and what a healthy and safe relationship is.
• SEND - Special educational needs and disability code of practice 0 to 25 years. The code explains the duties of schools and colleges to provide: 1) reasonable adjustments for disabled children and young people, and 2) auxiliary aids and services to disabled children and young people.
• The young person's guide to the Children & Families Act 2014 (September 2014)