Child sexual abuse
Responding confidently to safeguard children who have been sexually abused - Wednesday October 15th 2008
All presentations and handouts from October's child sexual abuse seminar are now available to download via the links below:
Welcome and introduction (Tink Palmer)
An exemplar guidance flow diagram (Dr PWD Meerstadt)
Usual and less usual presentations of CSA (Dr Julia Hale)
September CSA seminar - presentation now available online
Stephen Smallbone's presentation from September's child sexual abuse seminar is now available to download from the link below:
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Evidence, theory, policy and practice (Stephen Smallbone)
Child Sexual Abuse conference - papers now available
The London Safeguarding Children Board's 2008 summer conference, which focussed on safeguarding children at risk of sexual abuse, took place at the British Library on Wednesday June 18th. With presentations that highlighted the latest developments and emerging good practice from both the UK and abroad, the event was a great success and all presentations and supporting material are now available to download from the link below:
Child sexual abuse subgroup
Chaired by: Christine Christie (christine.christie@londoncouncils.gov.uk)
Membership: Membership is made up of representatives from London's local authority children's social care, health, mental health, police and voluntary sector services.
Future meeting dates (all at London Councils, 59 1/2 Southwark Street):
- tbc
Agendas for meetings will be circulated in advance. All subgroup members are asked to notify the London Safeguarding Children Board of their intention to attend at least 2 days in advance of the meeting - ian.dean@londoncouncils.gov.uk (for security purposes only those who have notified attendance can be admitted).
For more information about the subgroup, please contact Ian Dean – ian.dean@londoncouncils.gov.uk, 020 7934 9714
Papers from previous meetings
Professionals interested in child sexual abuse may also wish to download the papers from the London Board's 2007 Safeguarding London's Children conference, which focussed on child sexual abuse and working with local communities and faith groups, and the 2008 summer conference, which focussed entirely on children at risk of sexual abuse.
