Additional local information about Child Sexual Exploitation Boys

Additional local information about Child Sexual Exploitation

Boys & Young Men • Don’t perceive themselves as being at risk • Believe perpetrators are more interested in girls • Believe they are tough and can look after themselves • Professionals look out for girls not boys and respond with more urgency • Gender may be different but the risk is the same

Boys & Young Men • Gender stereotypes means boys often feel asking for help is a sign of weakness • So boys and young men feel they have to deal with CSE rather than disclose • Don’t think they will be believed • Feel shame and guilt • Don’t recognise what is happening as Sexual Exploitation • Don’t want the police involved

BLAST Project ~ Working with Boys & Young Men The Blast Project have much experience and some excellent resources if this is an area you would like to follow up. http: //mesmac. co. uk/blast-resources

Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Boards have published local practice guidance to assist people in assessing risk and knowing how to respond to concerns about child sexual exploitation http: //nottinghamshirescb. proceduresonline. com/g uides/p_jnt_practice_guid. html

One of the things that the Local Practice Guidance provides is a model that identifies 3 different levels of risk or need and the appropriate response. The image above provides a simple summary. See the full document for more detail.

Referral pathways for the City and County Please also refer to the appropriate local threshold documents (click on links to see copies): City: Family Support Strategy. County: Pathway to Provision.

Children’s Social Care referral & contact details: All referrals for Vulnerable Family Teams and Social Care Children and Families Direct Tel: 0115 876 4800 candfdirect@nottinghamcity. gov. uk New referrals are through the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH): Tel: 0300 500 80 90 Fax: 01623 483295 www. nottinghamshire. gov. uk/MASH

Referral – what could happen next? • Safeguarding processes including strategy meetings and possible child protection investigations or child in need plans • Support for the young person and their family • Police intervention

Nottingham City Incest and Sexual Vulnerable Families Teams Abuse c/o C & F Direct Survivors PACE info@pace. org. uk www. pace. org. uk 01636 610313/4 Notts Police Sexual Exploitation Nottingham Rape Crisis 0115 9410440 Young person Base 51 Counselling Service Topaz Centre 0845 6001588 support@topazcentre. org. uk 0115 9525040 CAMHS NSPCC Protect and Respect 0115 9605481 seiu@nottinghamshire. pnn. police. uk To report a crime call 101 0115 8440500 Genito-Urinary Medicine 0115 9627745 -male 0115 9627747 -female Barnados County provision referral only

Further training and resources CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. www. ceop. police. uk & www. thinkuknow. co. uk The Blast Project, Leeds (training re Sexual exploitation of boys and young men). Tel 0113 2444209/ 07921372896 Email; p. mitchell@mesmac. co. uk NCSCB / NSCB Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation Practice Guidance http: //nottinghamshirescb. proceduresonline. com/guides/p_jnt_ practice_guid. html

Further training and resources (continued) ‘Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation’ Supplementary guidance to Working Together to Safeguard Children (Department for children, schools and families 2009 https: //www. education. gov. uk/publications/standard/publication. Detail/ Page 1/DCSF-00689 -2009 Barnardos ‘Cut them free’ campaign http: //www. barnardos. org. uk/get_involved/campaign/cutthemfree Df. E Step-by step guide for practitioners http: //media. education. gov. uk/assets/files/pdf/s/step%20 by%20 step%20 guide. p df Keeping it Together – a parent’s guide to coping with CSE http: //www. paceuk. info/