The Partnership Child Exploitation subgroup have updated the Missing from Home or Care protocol. The aim of the protocol is to support a robust response from all agencies when a child goes missing, with effective follow up upon the child’s return. All agencies working with children and families in Somerset have a part to play […]
Over the last few months students across Somerset have been studying the topic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), and have demonstrated their fantastic knowledge and amazing creativity by writing and producing podcasts on the subject. The podcasts were then uploaded onto the website for the general public to vote for their favourite. In
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ICON – I Can Cope, is a UK based programme aiming to: 1) Prevent abusive head trauma in babies caused by shaking 2) Provide advice on how to comfort a crying baby 3) Explore how to cope when it goes on for a long time. This Child Safety Week, ICON is encouraging anyone who feels
Why is it so important to think about where and how our young people live? During Autumn 2022, the Youth Forum looked at housing, both what makes a home good and what makes a home unsuitable for children and young people to live in. At the first session Youth Forum members considered ‘the home’ with
This July, the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) is starting a programme of training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) open to anyone who works with children and families. The first workshop is on the 5th July and you can sign up to the FREE training today! Book your place on the Introduction to Motivational Interviewing training HERE
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Youth Forum kicked off 2023 looking at children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing for the Somerset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (SSCP). The SSCP asked them to consider the theme from a slightly different angle, by looking at good emotional health. The group’s first action was a discussion around what makes them happy and how
Practitioners can use this toolkit when working with pregnant families to consider their support needs and how to meet them in a timely way. There is also a flowchart which outlines different routes of support. You can use this document alongside other SSCP documents, like the Effective Support Document. The updates include: You can find
With growing concern about the rising cost of living over the past year, the one voice that we don’t often hear is that of the voice of the child and young person. Youth Forum choose to tackle this very topical subject over our summer sessions, looking at the impact of the rising cost of living
Are you asking yourself – “Why doesn’t he change?” The Somerset REPROVIDE programme is for male perpetrators of domestic abuse who are violent &/or abusive to their intimate female partners. REPROVIDE groups are: REPROVIDE is a research study, run in partnership with the University of Bristol. We have two key aims: The research programme is
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Over the last year the Youth Forum have been looking at school attendance on behalf of the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP). At the first session the group looked at existing research into poor school attendance at a county and national level. Via this research it became clear to the group, that young people are
