Wirral Safeguarding News
100 Days of Safeguarding – Day 55 – Dangers of Button Batteries
Today's safeguarding message is about the dangers of button batteries to children if swallowed - particularly relevant in the run-up to Christmas as they are common in children's toys and other small electrical devices. If swallowed, as well as a choking risk, button batteries pose a greater risk to a...
Read more100 Days of Safeguarding – Day 54 – Genograms Practice Tool
Today's 100 days of safeguarding message is a practice tool published by Research in Practice, about the usefulness of using genograms in single and multi-agency working with children, young people and families. As well as mapping relationships, genograms can support strengths-based working, and increase understanding of a family’s strengths and...
Read more100 Days of Safeguarding – Day 53 – Child of the North Report
A report published on the 7th December 2021 by the N8 Research Partnership and Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), and written by over 40 leading academics from across the North of England compares how a wide range of factors affect children living in the North of England to those who...
Read more100 Days of Safeguarding – Day 52 – Child Poverty
Todays message highlights the impact of poverty on children and young people, and includes a copy of a report published by the Children's Commissioner in January 2021 which includes contributions and reports from a wide variety of experts and politicians. The message also includes an information poster about the child...
Read more100 Days of Safeguarding – Day 51 – Adolescents/ Adolescence and Neglect
Todays message is about the impact of neglect on adolescents and includes a seven minute briefing and an information poster. 100 Days Day 51.1 Seven Minute Briefing Adolescents and Neglect 100 Days Day 51.2 Adolescence and Neglect
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