The NSPCC’s flagship conference is on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Early bird discounted tickets now available for a limited time. Don’t miss out on the latest research and innovations to keep children safe and influence a national strategy for children.
The NSPCC’s flagship conference is on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Early bird discounted tickets now available for a limited time. Don’t miss out on the latest research and innovations to keep children safe and influence a national strategy for children.
It’s essential for professionals to remain curious when children refer to people they meet online as their ‘friends'.
In this podcast, social work practitioners explain what effective pre-birth assessments look like and how they play an important role in safeguarding babies.
How reframing attention-seeking behaviour as attention needing can prompt professionals to consider children’s unmet needs.
Find out about the government’s plans to reform children’s social care in England.
This blog post looks at the significant impact of using the term 'child sexual abuse material' instead of ‘child pornography’ which diminishes the seriousness of the crime. It is aimed at anyone working in the wider child protection sphere (in any capacity), anyone whose work involves children and young people, as well as those working directly with children and young people.
How do you make sure online platforms are safe for children and young people? In this blog, an expert from the NSPCC's child safety online solutions lab discusses what you need to consider.
How we label those who need our services can be a barrier to engagement. This blog post explores the issues around the phrase “hard to reach” and discusses how services can increase accessibility.
This blog post explores the words professionals and children use when talking about taking, sending or receiving naked or semi-naked images or videos.
Discover how the NSPCC's Together for Childhood (TfC) programme works alongside local communities to prevent child abuse and neglect. The discussion draws on practice examples of how TfC has made a difference for local communities.
This 'why language matters' blog post explores how key men in a child’s life can be overlooked by professionals. It discusses how the phrase 'hidden men' is unhelpful and these men should rather be 'unseen'.
Learn about new research from the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC) covering how to best support adolescent mental health and wellbeing after sexual abuse.
The language we use when talking about harmful sexual behaviour can impact professionals' perceptions and how children see themselves. This "why language matters" blog discusses how changing words can help improve outcomes.
