exploitation or violence within Seeking advice from your a relationship agency’s designated worker Children and people with or child protection lead chronic ill health or Calling the Police or conditions emergency medical if a All children and young or young person or adult is in people assessed as having immediate danger If a child an underlying mental health young person or adult is in disorder and who are immediate danger receiving treatment If you feel a child has Children and people suffered or is at risk of whose parents/carers are significant harm you have a unable to provide care due to duty to refer to the DCST the the effects of their alcohol or Referral and Response drug misuse where evidence suggests the child is at When you are referring to the immediate risk of or is Referral and Response Team you suffering from significant must provide information about the harm. NB these could previous support that has been include unborn babies provided to the family and the Children and young people involvement of your or other whose parents/carers are agencies. unable to provide care due to domestic abuse where A telephone or referral should be evidence suggests the child followed up in writing within 48 hours is at immediate risk of or is and the DCST will provide you with suffering from significant information regarding their actions harm NB these could include and the outcome of your referral. unborn babies Children and young people are other opportunities to share whose parents/carers are concerns about future risk of harm to unable to provide care due to a child, including MARAC and the effects of their own MAPPA serious crime and domestic mental health or learning abuse meetings and the DCST. disability; where evidence suggests the child is at immediate risk of or is suffering from significant harm. NB these could include unborn babies
exploitation or violence within a relationship Children and people with chronic ill health or conditions All children and young people assessed as having an underlying mental health disorder and who are receiving treatment Children and people whose parents/carers are unable to provide care due to the effects of their alcohol or drug misuse where evidence suggests the child is at immediate risk of or is suffering from significant harm. NB these could include unborn babies Children and young people whose parents/carers are unable to provide care due to domestic abuse where evidence suggests the child is at immediate risk of or is suffering from significant harm NB these could include unborn babies Children and young people whose parents/carers are unable to provide care due to the effects of their own mental health or learning disability; where evidence suggests the child is at immediate risk of or is suffering from significant harm. NB these could include unborn babies Seeking advice from your agency’s designated worker or child protection lead Calling the Police or emergency medical if a or young person or adult is in immediate danger If a child young person or adult is in immediate danger If you feel a child has suffered or is at risk of significant harm you have a duty to refer to the DCST the Referral and Response When you are referring to the Referral and Response Team you must provide information about the previous support that has been provided to the family and the involvement of your or other agencies. A telephone or referral should be followed up in writing within 48 hours and the DCST will provide you with information regarding their actions and the outcome of your referral. are other opportunities to share concerns about future risk of harm to a child, including MARAC and MAPPA serious crime and domestic abuse meetings and the DCST.
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