‘Worrying evaporation’ in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report saysSafeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a “worrying evaporation” of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report has found.A review of the experiences of 193 children in England who were victims of sexual abuse by a family member found seven went on to commit suicide, while 14 more – including a seven-year-old – either attempted suicide or talked about killing themselves. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/26/safeguarding-agencies-ignoring-children-abused-family-members-england
Author : Sally Weale Education correspondent
Publish date : 2024-11-26 00:01:07
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Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England
