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.
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:
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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they could always raise awareness about abuse and suffering in care and abusive social workers ………. oh yes thats right they WONT though will they
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NJFP
“abusive social workers” is putting it a little strong.
but on second thoughts i must concede it to be a reality.
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So pleased parents are taking action against the all powerful NSPCC.
The NSPCC, in the guise of an independent charity, is largely financed and fed by government.
And successive governments for at least the past 10 years, have fed the child protection industry via the NSPCC research and campaigning and ;legislation.
The ground for a care order ie proving a child is at risk of ‘significant harm’ has been extended from emotional abuse either existing or future to neglect.
Over 80% of care application are now obtained because of neglect which is subjective, varies from LA to LA and often caused by poverty.
Care Orders have gone from 700 a month in 2010 to 1600.
This is to feed, the now multibillion pound fostering, adoption and care home industries, were huge sums of money are effectively unaccountably spent on child care, with no measured outcomes and children are torn from their families and schools and even siblings and go through several foster placements.
Their position is so bad, that LAs last year tried to get legislation passed to exempt LAs from liability for their care, so that they could not be sued on these children in their care on adulthood, as is happening, suing for breach of their human rights.
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“would you offer the NSPCC for any future campaigns they run?”
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They need to be listening to other child welfare groups and also to parents views. Parents are always Marginalized and its about time they were included so that they can have their say.
Jumping to conclusions seems to be a common theme these days without any real factual evidence.
Oh, i forgot thats what Local authorities and the Family courts do.
Go Figure!
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Has anyone seen this story just out from Stowe ?
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Children’s happiness at ‘lowest since 2010’
by Stowe Family Law Web Team
British children are generally unhappier than they have been since 2010, a new report suggests.
This week, The Children’s Society published its sixth annual Good Childhood Report, which records various data from around 3,000 children between the ages of ten and 17 and their parents. They were asked about their experiences with 27 possible hardships which included struggling to pay the bills, emotional neglect and homelessness among others.
More than half – 53 per cent – of the children had reportedly experienced at least three of the listed hardships within the last five years. As the number of these problems increased, so did the likelihood the youngsters would describe themselves as unhappy. Those who had dealt with seven or more hardships were at least ten times more likely to report unhappiness than those who had not experienced any.
The charity also found that the biggest cause of concern for young people was a fear of crime. One out of every three girls surveyed said they were afraid of being followed by a stranger while one in four boys were worried they would be the victims of assault.
Children’s Society Chief Executive Matthew Reed said it was “alarming to see that millions of teenagers are contending with a multitude of problems in their lives and suffering as a result”.
Unfortunately for many of these young people “will only get help if they reach crisis point – such as running away from home, or abusing alcohol or drugs” he explained. In fact, “children are increasingly finding themselves with nowhere to turn, putting them at greater risk” Reed claimed, especially with “a £2 billion funding gap for children’s services looming”.
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just in from the Transparency project.
“Mother jailed for contempt.”
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http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/mother-jailed-for-contempt-could-be-named-despite-her-young-child-being-involved-in-anonymised-family-court-proceedings-why/
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An interesting Video.
FINALLY EXPOSED- UK Courts Stealing Kids
by Sabine Kurjo McNeill
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to INCLUDE other smaller charities who ARE making a difference to PREVENT child abuse
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