Who’s in charge?
York and North Yorkshire’s safeguarding partnerships are raising awareness of who’s in charge when you’ve had drink or drugs?
In 2020, 80 pedestrians were killed or seriously injured by drink drivers. 20 children (0-15) were killed or seriously injured by drink drivers that year.
The campaign also highlights safe sleeping and the affects that alcohol and drugs have on your body and how drinking alcohol and drug use may make you less aware of your child’s needs.
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York and North Yorkshire’s safeguarding teams are raising awareness of who’s in charge when you’ve had a drink? In 2020, 80 pedestrians were killed or seriously injured by drink drivers. 20 children (0-15) were killed or seriously injured by drink drivers that year. ROSPA says that although the level of drinking and driving has dropped dramatically over the last three decades, around 200 people are still killed in drink drive accidents every year. It is not just the drivers who have been drinking who suffer, but often their passengers, people in other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists, and the families of everyone involved. Find out more, or get help and advice at:
https://www.rospa.com/policy/road-safety/advice/drivers
York and North Yorkshire’s safeguarding partnerships are raising awareness of who’s in charge when you’ve had a drink?
This in response to increasing concerns that growing numbers of babies and children are at risk of serious harm because of the way some parents and carers consume alcohol at home.
Drinking alcohol may make you less aware of your baby’s needs.
If you do drink alcohol your baby should be cared for by an adult who has not had any alcohol. To reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) the safest place for a baby to sleep is in their own clear, flat, separate sleep space, such as a cot or Moses basket. Find out more, or get help and advice
at: The Lullaby Trust – Safer sleep for babies, Support for families
York and North Yorkshire’s safeguarding partnership are raising awareness of who’s in charge when you’ve had a drink? Alcohol is a powerful chemical that can have a wide range of adverse effects on almost every part of your body, including your brain, bones and heart. More than 1 in 10 visits to accident and emergency (A&E) departments are because of alcohol-related issues. Drinking alcohol may make you less aware of your child’s needs. Find out more, or get help and advice at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/risks/
York and North Yorkshire’s safeguarding partnerships are raising awareness of who’s in charge when you’ve had a drink?
Most parents or carers who drink alcohol or use drugs do it in moderation and are not a risk to their children. However, drinking alcohol and drug use may make you less aware of your child’s needs. But, the NSPCC says that more than 70,000 children in England have a parent struggling with alcohol misuse. Find out more, or get help and advice at: More than 70,000 children in England have a parent struggling with alcohol misuse |
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