and given custodial offending behaviour and cannabis use by partner. sentences. Overview report can be found at: 23 2016 02/15 Cheshire West Death of an Bryony was subject to a Child the mindset of some suicide, and Chester - adolescent girl from in Need plan and spent time professionals was skewed children with a Bryony an overdose in in foster care placements towards risk, resulting in mental health February 2015. There under Section 20 them viewing Bryony as a problem, arrangements. Before she perpetrator rather than a adolescent girls, were no suspicious circumstances died, Bryony had returned to vulnerable child; child sexual surrounding Bryony’s live with her mother under a there was a lack of focus on exploitation, death and she left a care order. working with the whole harmful sexual note expressing her Family history included: family (including father and behaviour, distress and desire to domestic abuse and mother’s grandparents); a foster care, take her own life. disability resulting in Bryony Bryony’s views were not placement spending a lot of time caring sought consistently enough. breakdown, for her. Bryony faced LSCB to undertake focused parental illness difficulties including: severe work on bringing risk emotional distress; self-harm; assessment, risk offending behaviour; school management and refusal; going missing; and safeguarding practice risks around child sexual together across children’s exploitation and harmful and adults’ social care. sexual behaviour. A number of services supported the family including: children’s services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). 24 2016 2011-14 Bristol - Sexual exploitation investigation Brooke 1 the system was child sexual exploitation; Operation of children between involved the sexual not set up to respond organised abuse; Brooke 2011 and 2014. The exploitation of a 16-year-old quickly and flexibly to sex offenders; police investigations, looked after child and a adolescents with complex children in care; known as Brooke 1 further 3 children aged needs; alcohol misuse; and Brooke 2, between 14 and 15-years-old. substance misuse;
and given custodial sentences. offending behaviour and cannabis use by partner. Overview report can be found at: 23 2016 02/15 Cheshire West and Chester - Bryony Death of an adolescent girl from an overdose in February 2015. There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryony’s death and she left a note expressing her distress and desire to take her own life. Bryony was subject to a Child in Need plan and spent time in foster care placements under Section 20 arrangements. Before she died, Bryony had returned to live with her mother under a care order. Family history included: domestic abuse and mother’s disability resulting in Bryony spending a lot of time caring for her. Bryony faced difficulties including: severe emotional distress; self-harm; offending behaviour; school refusal; going missing; and risks around child sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviour. A number of services supported the family including: children’s services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). the mindset of some professionals was skewed towards risk, resulting in them viewing Bryony as a perpetrator rather than a vulnerable child; there was a lack of focus on working with the whole family (including father and grandparents); a Bryony’s views were not sought consistently enough. LSCB to undertake focused work on bringing risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding practice together across children’s and adults’ social care. suicide, children with a mental health problem, adolescent girls, child sexual exploitation, harmful sexual behaviour, foster care, placement breakdown, parental illness 24 2016 2011-14 Bristol - Operation Brooke Sexual exploitation of children between 2011 and 2014. The police investigations, known as Brooke 1 and Brooke 2, investigation Brooke 1 involved the sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old looked after child and a further 3 children aged between 14 and 15-years-old. the system was not set up to respond quickly and flexibly to adolescents with complex needs; child sexual exploitation; organised abuse; sex offenders; children in care; alcohol misuse; substance misuse;
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