Working with Parents / Carers Who Have Mental Health Needs
September 9, 2024 - ... circumstances where a parent/carer has mental health problems, it is likely there will be a number of professionals involved from different services. It is important that these professionals work together within enquiries and assessments to identify any links between the parent's mental...
Providing Early Help
May 10, 2024 - ... services such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS); Multi-Agency Teams (MATs) in Derby and Early Help Teams in Derbyshire; Youth Offending Service (YOS); Services for disabled children such as The Lighthouse (City); Voluntary and community sector organisations e.g....
Children who Present a Risk of Harm to Others
May 10, 2024 - ... or poverty; Experience problems with their mental health; Live in an existing gang territory; Have siblings or associates that are involved in Delinquent Peer Group or Gang activity, including 'County Lines'. Practitioners that have concerns that a child may be exhibiting one, some or all...
Agency Roles and Responsibilities
May 10, 2024 - ... help in families where the adults have mental health problems, misuse drugs or alcohol, are in a violent relationship or have complex needs or have learning difficulties. Adults with parental responsibilities for disabled children have a right to a separate carer's needs assessment under...
Children with Perplexing Presentations (PP) in whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced (FII)
May 10, 2024 - ... that there is often a co-existing physical or mental health condition in the child. Definitions: (From Perplexing Presentations (PP) / Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children: RCPCH guidance February 2021) A. Medically Unexplained Symptoms The child’s symptoms...
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
May 10, 2024 - ... following is collected from NHS acute trusts, mental health trusts and GP practices: If a patient has had Female Genital Mutilation; If there is a family history of Female Genital Mutilation; If a Female Genital Mutilation-related procedure has been carried out on a patient. Aggregate...
Working with Sexually Active Children and Young People Under the Age of 18
September 9, 2024 - ... previous abuse; Underlying medical conditions; Mental health issues; A learning disability which impairs a person's ability to consent, communication difficulties, low self esteem and/or an imbalance of power. The following factors should be considered when assessing whether a child or...
Domestic Abuse
September 9, 2024 - ... from conditions such as depression and other mental health difficulties leading to self-harm, attempted suicide and/or substance misuse. Any assessment should consider the impact of domestic abuse and other risk factors on the victim and how this impacts on their ability to safeguard any...
Child Protection Conferences
September 9, 2024 - ... where parents have a learning disability or mental health problems); Upon discussion with the conference chair, significant family members including the wider family; Foster carers (current or former); Residential care staff; Local Authority Children's Social Worker who have led and been...
Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Beliefs
May 10, 2024 - ... involved can suffer damage to their physical and mental health, their capacity to learn, their ability to form relationships and to their self-esteem. Abuse may happen anywhere, but it most commonly occurs within the child’s home. Such abuse generally occurs when a carer views a...
