Senior policy advisor at Action for Children, Meredith Davis responds.
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Exploring how neglect might interact with forms of sexual harm
Better understanding how neglect interacts with other forms of sexual harm will help improve prevention and intervention
Child neglect and its relationship to other forms of harm - responding effectively to children’s needs
New research on the relationship between child neglect and other forms of harm
The Children and Social Work Bill 2016 - an opportunity we can’t afford to miss
Posted by Meredith Davis /
Monday 13 June 2016 / Care leavers, Early intervention, Law, Safeguarding
The Bill could be improved to make a fundamental difference for children and young people.
Reflections on BASCPAN and the Welsh Neglect Project
This week I travelled to Edinburgh from Cardiff to attend the UK’s biggest safeguarding conference held by BASPCAN.
Child protection: listening to children and professionals
Posted by Sir Tony Hawkhead /
Wednesday 03 September 2014 / Professional relationships, Mandatory reporting, Safeguarding, Early intervention
At Action for Children, we cover a lot of ground. We’re proud of our work with all the children we help, including children in care, disabled children, children in need of protection and more. We provide services in settings ranging from children’s centres to women’s prisons. At the core of all this work lies a principle steering absolutely everything we do: striving to make the lives of children better.