From Monday 28 November 2022, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) will be providing an Oral Health Promotion Service across North Yorkshire and City of York. Public Health in both North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council have commissioned the service which has two key priorities: 1. Working with targeted early years […]

Barnardo’s and PACE (Parents against child exploitation) have been commissioned by the National County Lines Co Ordination Centre to deliver webinars for parents to increase awareness and safety around child criminal exploitation and county lines.  For the last 18 months we have been delivering these sessions to areas around the UK, with North and South […]

People who have gone over and above to keep children and young people in North Yorkshire safe from danger, abuse or hardship have been recognised in an award ceremony. The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) awards celebrate the tireless work of safeguarding professionals, campaigners, charities and medical practitioners in supporting children in the county. The winners […]

If so , The Children’s Society Prevention Programme is working with Yorkshire andHumberside Regional Organised Crime Unit to raise awareness of specific areas ofconcern affecting our community. If you work in one of these areas, they would like to invite you to a free learning session to consider what Child Exploitation looks like in your […]

If you work with children or young people, #LookCloser resources could help you with your practice. The latest campaign focuses on gender and exploitation. The week of learning highlights issues that are often ignored – criminal exploitation of girls, sexual abuse of boys and the experiences of trans and non-binary children. #LookCloser learning events starting 3 October […]

NYCC Children and Families’ Service, along with partner agencies, are again offering free, virtual courses on a range of topics related to early help and safeguarding. These courses start on 20th September and run throughout the Autumn term. They are open to anyone in North Yorkshire who works with children, young people and families. Please […]

We are looking for an Executive Chair and Independent Scrutineer who will bring enthusiasm and commitment to safeguarding children. They will provide challenge and support to our statutory Local Authority, Integrated Care Service and Police partners, whilst ensuring all relevant organisations are safeguarding children and young people across the county. The independent scrutiny of our […]

The second annual ICON week (26 to 30 September 2022) is here to raise awareness of infant crying and how to cope to support parents/carers and prevent serious injury, illness and even death of young babies as a result of Abusive Head Trauma that happens when someone shakes a baby. ICON is a programme adopted […]

Early Years practitioners – we want to hear from you The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Practice Development Group is gathering information from frontline early years private, voluntary or independent providers, such as childminders, day nurseries, playgroups and preschools. We would like to know whether You access the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership website, If […]

MCF’s Annual Conference “From Discovery to Recovery: Tackling Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse – Sharing the Challenges and Considering Solutions” will be taking place on 4th and 5th October 2022 at BT Headquarters in London. Building on the reputation MCF has for delivering high quality conferences, these two days will bring to you speakers who are […]