Awareness Raising Tools

1. Awareness Raising Tools This Awareness Raising Tool has been devised for you to use at your own pace. Just press the left mouse button to move on. If you don’t want to leave the resource to look at the links don’t worry there are a couple of slides at the end with all the links on them.

2. Child sexual abuse and exploitation...It’s NOT OK...awareness raising tool for staff and volunteers It’s NOT OK In partnership with

3. Is this resource for me? • Regardless of who you are or what you do within your service, you may be able to help to prevent abuse of children or, if you see or hear things that concern you, or make you feel uncomfortable, know where to get advice and report it. • This resource has some key information, with links to other websites, information and training, if you want to learn more.

4. How does this fit with my role? • You may work directly with children and families. • You may work in a job in a community. • You may have a role that involves interaction with the public. • You may also be a parent, carer, grandparent, sibling, family friend etc. to a child or young person.

5. What is the “It’s NOT OK” campaign? The City of York Safeguarding Children Board and the NSPCC have launched this campaign... “To raise awareness of the complex and challenging issues around child sexual abuse and exploitation, encouraging more children, young people, parents, professionals and the public to know about it, speak out about it and seek help”.

7. Support the campaign Tackling child sexual exploitation is everyone’s responsibility. We need young people, parents and professionals across York to read and share the information on this website. Please help us: • raise awareness of this complex crime • help young people recognise when it is happening to them and get help • support parents and provide information • empower professionals to spot the signs and report it

8. How YOU can get involved • Your service can display any of the campaign material in a suitable place. • Think about places in communities you work in, or even in your own community, where you could promote the campaign and website. • Make sure the children in your care know that they can tell someone if they have a problem. • Make sure parents and carers know where they can go to for support in keeping their children safe.

9. Why are we having this campaign? • In the last 5 years, the NSPCC has seen a 128% increase in contacts to their helpline because of sexual abuse from 3,867 (2009/10) to 8,805 (2014/15). • In 2013/14, police recorded 36,429 sexual offences against children, and increase of 26% over the last year. • Many victims of child sexual abuse never tell anyone about the abuse.

10. What is child sexual abuse? • Forcing or enticing someone under 18 to take part in sexual activities. • It might be physical like kissing, touching, rubbing, rape or oral sex. • It might be non-physical like getting a child to watch/make photos or videos, other inappropriate activities. • In many cases the child or young person will be groomed. You can get more information from the NSPCC grooming resource.

11. What is child sexual exploitation? Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a form of sexual abuse where children are sexually exploited for money or other goods (including shelter, affection, drugs etc.) by someone who appears to have power, status or some sort of control over the child.

12. Thinking it through Organised abuse (maybe involving gangs and trafficking) Children and young people can be sexually abused and exploited in a number of ways. The model on the right can help with thinking through what the problem is, and working out how to deal with it. See the CSA&E practice guidance on the CYSCB procedures webpage for more info. Children and young people abused by trusted adults Vulnerable young people sexually abused within exploitative relationships Children and young people abused by another child/young person

13. What are we doing? The York child sexual abuse and exploitation strategy is based on the 3 Ps: • Prevent • Protect • Pursue

14. Prevent • Parents and carers can give their children key messages to help them stay safe, no matter what the age or stage of development of child. • Early years’, children’s centres and school settings can support parents in this. • NSPCC Underwear Rule (PANTS) - hints and tips for parents’ conversations with children • NSPCC Share Aware campaign - helps parents to keep their child safe online

15. Protect • Once we know a child is at risk of harm, or is already being harmed, we can work together to keep them safe.

16. Protect – Spotting the signs • Brook Traffic Light Tool can help identify behaviour or language that seems “sexualised” and too “grown up” for the child. • PACE Keep Them Safe is for parents, to help them understand the signs of child sexual exploitation. • The Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation practice guidance can help professional understand which children may be more at risk of harm; the sorts of behaviours to be concerned about; and, what they should do if they are concerned (follow the hyperlink and scroll down the page to find the guidance).

17. Protect - Reporting concerns - staff and volunteer action • If you work with children or families, you will have a child protection procedure that says who you are meant to speak to if you have concerns about children. If so, contact them and talk it through. • Or if you have to deal with things yourself, see the next slide for the numbers to contact. • If you think urgent action is needed, you may need to contact the police on 999.

19. so... Say Something • Young people need to know who to contact if they want advice, help or support for themselves, or a friend • NSPCC Childline: 0800 1111 • NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 5000 • Say Something campaign: call or text 111600 (see campaign website on next slide)

21. Pursue • The police will investigate, disrupt, arrest and prosecute those who seek to coerce, sexually exploit and abuse children and young people. • You may have information to share about the activities of people who may be harming children. • Speak with your manager; and, • Complete the North Yorkshire Police CSE information sharing form. • See the CSA&E practice guidance on the CYSCB procedures webpage for the form to complete; or, • email CSE@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

22. Further information and questions If you want to know more about the campaign, or anything else in this resource, please contact: • Dot Evans: dot.evans@york.gov.uk or • Janet Robinson: janet.robinson@york.gov.uk

23. Other training and resources • Contact wdu@york.gov.uk, or visit the City of York Workforce Development Unit website, for information about training for those working with children, families etc. in York. • National Working Group – training and resources for members and non-members. • Brook CSE e-learning – developed with the Dept. Of Health for health professionals. • In Your Hands – e-learning course on human trafficking.

24. Links from this Resource • The City of York Safeguarding Children Board • NSPCC • NSPCC grooming resource • NSPCC Childline • NSPCC helpline • CYSCB procedures webpage • NSPCC Underwear Rule (PANTS) • NSPCC Share Aware campaign • Brook Traffic Light Tool • PACE Keep Them Safe • The Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation practice guidance • CYSCB procedures webpage • CSE@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk • Say Something website