It was back in 2015 when I first proposed the idea of contextual safeguarding. It's an approach to child protection that was intended to assess, support, and where necessary intervene with, peer ...

Apply(This will open in a new window from which you will be automatically redirected to an external site after 5 seconds) For over a decade, the Contextual Safeguarding Programme at Durham University ...

Dr Carlene Firmin has highlighted the complex challenges practitioners face when supporting children and young people affected by extra-familial harm through her development of contextual safeguarding ...

Contextual safeguarding recognises that aspects of a person’s life beyond their family can impact on their involvement in organised crime. It examines these social and environmental risks, as well as ...

Research from youth charity Power the Fight and the Contextual Safeguarding Programme at Durham University urges cross-government action to help safeguard vulnerable youth The report contains key ...

Nick Marsh works for the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, where his role is to support the translation of research on to practice. But with this focus on younger children and the harm posed ...

Railway Children is beginning the next phase of its Safeguarding Action Group, a three-year project designed to strengthen contextual safeguarding in and around transport hubs and along key routes in ...