Early Help provides support at a time of need in a child or young person’s life and support can be given at any point including transition into becoming an adult.
We commit that all partners across the city support children and young people to understand their rights, to have a voice and to realise their rights.
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, every single person who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play.
Contextual Safeguarding is an approach to understanding, and responding to, young people’s experiences of significant harm beyond their families.
We can provide you with support and resources in relation to babies and pregnancy.
The City of York Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (CYSCP) have identified a priority area in relation to professionals actively working to build and form relationships with fathers and male carers.
Prolonged or regular exposure to domestic abuse can have a serious impact on a child’s development and emotional well-being as well as their physical safety.
The Home Office Prevent Strategy 2011 is designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
The death of a child is always tragic. Talking and thinking about a child's death is a sensitive and painful subject which is particularly upsetting for parents, families and carers.
There are a number of services in York that are available for Children and Young People in York and their families.
We're on an ambitious journey to embed a new Practice Model called ‘Building Brighter Futures’. This has started and is taking place over a two-year implementation period.
See information about how we deal with allegations against childcare professionals and volunteers.
