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NSPCC Responds To Concerns About Child Neglect Campaign

04 Monday Sep 2017

Posted by Natasha in child welfare, Researching Reform

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The NSPCC has replied to concerns raised about a campaign the children’s charity ran last month, which aimed to tackle neglect. Parents on social media reacted to the campaign with disappointment, calling the campaign irresponsible and one sided.

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The campaign featured a large number of stories published across national and regional publications referencing child neglect data and research but did not offer any insight into how families who find themselves in need often struggle to care for their children. Parents were left feeling demonised by the campaign. It also suggested that child neglect was on the rise, pointing to an increase in phone calls to the charity in which people raised concerns as evidence of the increase. Parents and campaigners were quick to point out that a rise in calls did not automatically equate to an actual rise in verified cases of child neglect.

Michele Simmons, a parent and child rights activist decided to send a Freedom Of Information request to ask the government, who works closely with the charity, for more details about what she suspected was a targeted campaign.

After reading the FOI request, Peter Morris, an equality campaigner wrote to the NSPCC expressing his concerns about the campaign. He received this reply from the children’s charity:

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It’s a fair response from the NSPCC, though we see the reply as a missed opportunity to foster good will amongst families.

Our question this week then, is just this: what advice would you offer the NSPCC for any future campaigns they run?

A big thank you to Michele and Pete for sharing these items with us.

 

 

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04 Monday Sep 2017

Posted by Natasha in Question It, Researching Reform

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Welcome to another week.

And the onset of our drizzly Winter.

An article published in The Nordic Page over the weekend suggests that private investment companies are increasingly investing in child welfare organisations because they may be more profitable than the oil industry.

Anti privatisation organisations are worried that this trend will lead to services eroding as investors look to make a quick return rather than improving and developing those services.

The trend is something international and UK Family Court campaigners have observed in England and Wales. A French documentary in 2016 suggested that the UK child protection system was increasingly welcoming in private sector companies often listed in the stock exchange to oversee child welfare services inside the sector. Austerity measures, which have crippled the child protection system have made it ripe ground for companies looking to profit from the impact of the budget cuts.

Our question this week then, is just this: do you think there is a trend?

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