Tameside SCB

Neglect is an area of safeguarding that has more recently become a focus of research. A good example is Neglect: research evidence to inform practice (Dr Patricia Moran, Action for Children 2009)

It covers several areas of interest to practitioners:

• Outcomes for neglected children
• Contexts and causes of neglect
• Assessment of neglect
• Intervening in neglect cases
• General interventions for ‘high risk’ children and families

Action for Children has a series of resources about neglect in Wake up to Neglect

Also in 2009, the DCSF (now DfE) published Noticing and Helping the Neglected Child - Literature Review  

This systematic review of the literature examined what is known about the ways in which children and families directly and indirectly signal their need for help, and to what extent practitioners are equipped to recognise and respond to the indications that a childs needs are likely to be, or are being neglected. The review looked at whether the evidence suggests that professional response could be swifter. Read it here:

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