Safeguarding

Are you safe? Does anyone...

Bully you or hit you?

Touch your body in places where you don't want them to?

Steal money from you?

Lock you in your room?

Stop you from having the medicine your Doctor says you should have?

Child Abuse

What Is Child Abuse?

All children have the right to be looked after properly, kept safe and protected from harm.

Child abuse is the ill treatment or neglect of a child by an adult or young person resulting in the child suffering significant harm. Abuse of a child can be sexual, physical, emotional or neglect. Child abuse and neglect occurs to children of both sexes, of all ages, and in all cultures and social classes.

Things can go wrong for all sorts of reasons in any kind of family at any time, which sometimes means that children suffer as a result.

• Don't assume someone else will be doing something about it
• Children can not always ask for help themselves
• Do not delay reporting your concerns

Whom should I contact?

For information on how to contact them visit www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/how-to-contact-us

Do I have to give my name?

If you give your name it will be treated confidentially. The most important thing is to tell Doncaster Council or the Police about the children you are worried about. We take all calls about child abuse seriously whether you give your name or not.

Then tell us about it.

www.doncaster.gov.uk

Domestic Violence

Support is available to victims of domestic violence. Information on support is available at: www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help

You are not alone.

Call 999 for urgent helpIf you can’t speak dial +55 when prompted by the operator (mobile only).

Find support at: gov.uk/domestic-abuse

At home shouldn’t mean at risk.