High Risk Low Risk Current injury/harm is severe No history of significant trauma or abuse Pattern of harm is continuing/escalating Recognition of the problem Parent indicating repeat behaviour likely Perpetrator demonstrating remorse/ empathy Access to Vulnerable Persons Perpetrator accepting responsibility for their Diagnosis of untreatable mental health and behaviour substance misuse Children able to protect themselves if the A history of interpersonal conflict and violence need arises power and control issues, poor negotiation – Healthy peer relationships and lack of autonomy No documented school problems Recent separation or recurrent reconciliations No history of behavioural/emotional problems Uncontrolled contact between perpetrator and Parental mental health and/or substance child The parent unwilling or unable to protect the problem responsive to treatment children Parent with empathy for the child High levels of trauma in parents, childhood not Parental competence and capacity in key recognised as a problem of parenting Previous child protection concerns with no Risk reactive to circumstances (e.g. loss) and significant changes effected or sustained parents/carers display capacity to make Parents not accepting their behaviour is a improvement and change concern and are unwilling to work with Family with access to social support/networks practitioners and access to child care facilities Children too to be able to take any action Difficulties, illness or disabilities on the part of to protect themselves and require rapid parental change the adult carers temporary presenting as fearful of parents or Stressors within normal range of day-today another household member circumstances and carers display capacity to Children engaging in self-harm, substance cope misuse, dangerous sexual behaviour or other risk’ behaviours ‘at Parent is young under 21 years – Evidence of social isolation and lack of social supports Resident in violent, unsupportive neighbourhood Parent experiencing high levels of stress
High Risk Low Risk Current injury/harm is severe Pattern of harm is continuing/escalating Parent indicating repeat behaviour likely Access to Vulnerable Persons Diagnosis of untreatable mental health and substance misuse A history of interpersonal conflict and violence – power and control issues, poor negotiation and lack of autonomy Recent separation or recurrent reconciliations Uncontrolled contact between perpetrator and child The parent unwilling or unable to protect the children High levels of trauma in parents, childhood not recognised as a problem Previous child protection concerns with no significant changes effected or sustained Parents not accepting their behaviour is a concern and are unwilling to work with practitioners Children too to be able to take any action to protect themselves and require rapid parental change presenting as fearful of parents or another household member Children engaging in self-harm, substance misuse, dangerous sexual behaviour or other ‘at risk’ behaviours Parent is young – under 21 years Evidence of social isolation and lack of social supports Resident in violent, unsupportive neighbourhood Parent experiencing high levels of stress No history of significant trauma or abuse Recognition of the problem Perpetrator demonstrating remorse/ empathy Perpetrator accepting responsibility for their behaviour Children able to protect themselves if the need arises Healthy peer relationships No documented school problems No history of behavioural/emotional problems Parental mental health and/or substance problem responsive to treatment Parent with empathy for the child Parental competence and capacity in key of parenting Risk reactive to circumstances (e.g. loss) and parents/carers display capacity to make improvement and change Family with access to social support/networks and access to child care facilities Difficulties, illness or disabilities on the part of the adult carers temporary Stressors within normal range of day-today circumstances and carers display capacity to cope
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