Help for children and vulnerable adults

Every child, young person and vulnerable adult who comes to a church or parish activity is important. All the adults must make sure:

• You are treated well and with respect;
• You are listened to;
• All reasonable action is taken to ensure you are safe.

If you are unhappy, muddled, confused, worried, hurt or frightened about anything that happens at a church or parish activity, where you live or anywhere else you go, we want to help.

The people you can tell are:

• Somebody in your family or where you live;
• A leader who you feel listens to you in the church / parish activity;
• Your local Safeguarding Representative (see poster in church / parish centre);
• The Diocesan Safeguarding Co-ordinator (see below);
• Somebody at school;
• Child Line / NSPCC.

You will not get into trouble at church (in the youth group etc.) for telling about something that is making you unhappy, muddled, confused, worried, hurt or frightened. It sometimes takes a lot of courage to tell.

DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING CO-ORDINATOR: Dawn Lundergan 0161 817 2206

NSPCC: 0800 800 500 or 42, Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NH or www.nspcc.org.uk

NSPCC Textphone service (for deaf people): 0800 056 0566

Child Line: Freephone 0800 1111 or www.childline.org.uk

Action on Elder Abuse: 0808 808 8141 or www.elderabuse.org.uk

Help the Aged: 0207 278 1114 or go to their website