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Child Health
Safeguarding
If you are worried about a child or adult, and feel you want to raise your concerns to someone, here are some useful contacts and links:
If someone is in immediate danger
- Please call 999.
- If they are not, you can contact the police on the non-emergency number 101.
Local Support
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 established Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships to enhance cooperation among agencies in safeguarding children. The latest statutory guidance, Working Together 2023, took effect on December 15, 2023. This version emphasises shared responsibility and accountability among chief officers from the county council, integrated care board, and police as statutory safeguarding partners.
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
MASH is a multi-agency team which identifies risks to vulnerable children.
- Immediate safeguarding concerns, and
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - if you are concerned that a child is in immediate danger, call the police on 999. If you are concerned that a child is at risk of harm
Oxfordshire Kingfisher Team
If a child or young person has made a disclosure regarding sexual exploitation, or if you think a child may be at risk of being sexually exploited.
Contact: 01865 309196
Prevent
To raise concerns about child radicalisation.
Sundial
Sundial is a rights-based charity dedicated to ending harmful practices and abuse issues suffered by girls and women living in the UK, primarily the Midlands and South of the UK.
These include female genital mutilation (FGM), ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA), early and forced marriage (EFM), female cosmetic genital surgery and online harm.
National Support
NSPCC
If you’re worried about a child, even if you’re unsure, contact NSPCC professional counsellors for help, advice and support.
Childline
Offers free, confidential advice and support for any child 18 years or under, whatever the worry.
Contact: For families with disabled children
Contact support families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability.
Dyspraxia Foundation
The helpline is available to help you with problems and issues you may encounter; offering help and advice to people with dyspraxia, parents, carers, and families about or on the subject of dyspraxia.
Cleft Lip and Palate Association
The helpline is available to help you with problems and issues you may encounter; offering help and advice to people with dyspraxia, parents, carers, and families about or on the subject of dyspraxia.
Change4Life
Change4Life aims to help your family be healthier and happier. Find out more about what’s really in the food your family eats.