Category - Safeguarding

Victims of alleged domestic abuse are seeing their cases dropped at a rapidly increasing rate, according to data obtained by the BBC. Police have six months to charge common assault cases, including domestic abuse, from when the alleged incident...

Experts are warning that girls in the youth secure estate are facing high levels of mental health problems and are at an increased risk of self-harm.
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Thousands of children of modern slavery victims are not receiving the right support to deal with intergenerational trauma, a charity has warned. Crisis charity Hestia, which supports more than 2,200 adult victims of modern slavery and 1,200...

One in five patients with potentially life-threatening eating disorders are forced to pay for private care as part of their treatment, with families leaving their jobs and living off credit cards to support loved ones, a report reveals. Read the...

The criminal justice system is “re-traumatising” vulnerable young women who are victims of violence and abuse, a charity has warned.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now

The actor and writer Michaela Coel, the singer FKA twigs and the Women’s Equality party are among those backing calls to introduce mandatory training for police and agencies supporting black women who are victims of domestic abuse. Read the full...

There are “shocking failings” and “blatant hypocrisy” in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations, an inquiry has found. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said some religious...