Table 1: Vulnerabilities and Risk Factors for CSE Vulnerabilities for CSE include: Moderate Risk Indicators include: Significant Risk Indicators include: Abuse or neglect by parent/carer/family Staying out late Periods of going missing overnight or member Multiple callers (unknown adults/older longer History of Authority care young people) with ‘boyfriend’/relationship Family history of domestic abuse Use of a mobile that causes concern controlling adult Family history of substance misuse Expressions of despair (self-harm, Physical/emotional abuse by that Family history of mental health overdose, eating disorder, challenging adult ‘boyfriend’/controlling difficulties behaviour, aggression) Entering/leaving vehicles driven by Breakdown of family relationships Sexually transmitted infections unknown adults Low self esteem Drugs misuse Unexplained amounts of money, Learning difficulties in the or young Alcohol misuse expensive clothing or other items person Use of the Internet that causes concern Frequenting areas known for on or off Unsuitable/inappropriate accommodation street sexual exploitation (including street homelessness) Physical injury without plausible Isolated from networks explanation Lack of a positive relationship with a Disclosure of sexual/physical assault protective/nurturing adult followed by withdrawal of allegation Exclusion from school or unexplained involved in clipping (receiving absences from or not engaged in payment in exchange for agreement to school/college/training perform sexual acts but not performing Living independently and failing to the sexual act) or sexual exploitation respond to attempts by worker to keep in touch
Table 1: Vulnerabilities and Risk Factors for CSE Vulnerabilities for CSE include: Abuse or neglect by parent/carer/family member History of Authority care Family history of domestic abuse Family history of substance misuse Family history of mental health difficulties Breakdown of family relationships Low self esteem Learning difficulties in the or young person Moderate Risk Indicators include: Staying out late Multiple callers (unknown adults/older young people) Use of a mobile that causes concern Expressions of despair (self-harm, overdose, eating disorder, challenging behaviour, aggression) Sexually transmitted infections Drugs misuse Alcohol misuse Use of the Internet that causes concern Unsuitable/inappropriate accommodation (including street homelessness) Isolated from networks Lack of a positive relationship with a protective/nurturing adult Exclusion from school or unexplained absences from or not engaged in school/college/training Living independently and failing to respond to attempts by worker to keep in touch Significant Risk Indicators include: Periods of going missing overnight or longer ‘boyfriend’/relationship with controlling adult Physical/emotional abuse by that ‘boyfriend’/controlling adult Entering/leaving vehicles driven by unknown adults Unexplained amounts of money, expensive clothing or other items Frequenting areas known for on or off street sexual exploitation Physical injury without plausible explanation Disclosure of sexual/physical assault followed by withdrawal of allegation involved in clipping (receiving payment in exchange for agreement to perform sexual acts but not performing the sexual act) or sexual exploitation
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