Safeguarding

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Equal Protection from Assault (Scotland) - consultation response

In January 2019 we responded to the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee consultation on the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill. We support the proposal to abolish the defence of reasonable chastisement.

Health policy

Safeguarding

Child protection

Physical abuse

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Being me - supporting children and young people

What keeps children in care happy, healthy and well? Care-experienced children and young people worked with �鶹��ý &Us to create these free resources, including 'health and wellbeing passports', a poster and games to help share who they are, how they are feeling and what support they would like - as ...

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Looked after children

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Adverse childhood experiences – consultation response

In 2017 we responded to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into evidence-based early-years intervention.

Health policy

Infant health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Child protection

Resource

Domestic abuse – consultation response

In 2018 we responded to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on transforming the response to domestic abuse. We support Government proposals to introduce a new statutory definition of domestic abuse, increase young people’s awareness and understanding of healthy relationships and focus on the prev...

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Restraint and restrictive intervention – consultation response

In 2018 we responded to the Department of Health & Social Care’s consultation on their draft guidance for reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention for children with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and mental health needs. We welcome the aim to eliminate the inappr...

Mental health

Autism

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Health policy

Safeguarding

Child protection

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Care of unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern slavery – consultation response

We responded to the Department for Education in 2017 with recommendations that child health professionals be included in the assessment process to determine whether a child is the victim of modern slavery and human trafficking. Government must allocate more financial resource in order for Local Auth...

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�鶹��ý Progress+ domain resources: Safeguarding

The safety of all children is paramount and the divine factor of all areas in paediatrics. This domain requires the trainee to consider safeguarding as an essential element of all aspects of paediatric healthcare practice be that with children and young people, parents and carers, other care profess...

Children and young people's voice

News

Welsh Government move closer to physical punishment ban

25 March 2019

Wales has taken the next step towards protecting children’s’ rights by introducing legislation to end the physical punishment of children. �鶹��ý responds.

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Health for all Children 5th Edition

Textbook cover: Health for all Children, fifth edition, edited by Alan Emond

Fully revised and updated in February 2019, this critical review takes a life course approach. It looks at the evidence supporting child health programmes in the UK with recommendations for clinicians, providers and commissioners.

News

�鶹��ý backs calls to put children at heart of Government spending

23 October 2018

As the Chancellor's budget approaches, over 100 organisations, including the �鶹��ý, come together to ask that he puts children at the heart of its spending decisions.