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Stand-up and say ‘Enough’ to Violence Against Women and Girls  The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The annual campaign runs from 25 November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day). Organisations across Plymouth…
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500,000 children are estimated to be sexually abused every year and whilst it is just as common as other forms of abuse, it is less identified in our safeguarding systems. We want to support a knowledgeable, skilled and confident workforce to be able to respond to child sexual abuse. So, as part of our multi-agency…
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We’re really pleased to share that Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) multi-agency training is now available. GCP2 is an NSPCC evidenced based tool to support families where neglect is an issue. Responding to neglect is a key priority for us in the Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership and introducing this tool is part of our commitment…
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Do you need help or advice about your own family? Are you a practitioner who wants to get some advice about a family you are supporting? If so you can now  pre-book a call to the Early Help Advice Line where family support workers are available to talk about any worries or answer your questions. …
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Listen Up are the leading experts and voice on adultification in child protection and safeguarding and we are really pleased that they will be delivering two training sessions for us on this topic in November 2022. For more information and to book your space please CLICK HERE. 

We want to help change the conversation we have with and about fathers/male carers and the way in which services can engage and support them. To help do this we are holding two virtual frontline practitioner workshops on male inclusive practice in October 2022. We’re really pleased to be delivering this as a joint session…
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We’re pleased to share our new Professionals Guide to Supporting Children & Young People Who Present with Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB). Research tells us that anywhere from one fifth to two thirds of child sexual abuse is committed by children and young people. So we hope this guide will support professionals awareness of the issue,…
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Led by Josh MacAllister, The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published its final report in May 2022. This is essential reading for anyone involved in the safeguarding and support of children, young people and families. As part of the review’s work Josh MacAllister has written to children, young people and families to share how…
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We’re pleased to launch the Building Support approach. This is a new and different way of thinking about what used to be termed ‘thresholds’. It’s based on working restoratively, with consent and seeking to build support for families at the earliest opportunity, in the least oppressive way we can.   This approach has been agreed…
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Certain Curtain Theatre are providing a free training session for Plymouth practitioners on Tuesday 14th June 2022. This online learning opportunity  explores the impact of domestic abuse on children, young people and  includes a streamed performance of Mockingbird High, a drama about two young people and their experiences of being neglected and abused. For more information…
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Judicial College webinar: How can support for parents reduce recurrent care proceedings? Essential viewing for any professional working with children and families – an opportunity to understand the challenges and reflect on how you can contribute to changing lives. You can find the webinar here.