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23/10/2026

Children and young people tell us they want people who:

👂 Listen
🤝 Understand
🧡 Care
✅ Follow through

A trauma-informed approach places the child's voice at the centre of decision-making.

When children feel heard, they are more likely to build trust, seek help and engage with support.

21/10/2026

Trauma-informed practice is not just for safeguarding professionals.

All members of our communities can play a role in helping children feel safe and supported.

By working together, we create communities where children can thrive.

19/10/2026

Trauma-informed practice recognises that children do not exist in isolation.

Parental experiences, including trauma, mental health challenges and substance misuse, can affect family life and attachment relationships.

Supporting children often means understanding the wider context of their lives and helping families access the right support at the right time.

Together we can create safer, stronger futures for children.

16/10/2026

Did you know that childhood trauma can affect the way a child's brain develops?

Experiences of trauma can influence how children respond to stress, manage emotions, build relationships and feel safe in the world around them. What may appear to be challenging behaviour is often a child's way of communicating distress or adapting to difficult experiences.

A trauma-informed approach encourages us to look beyond behaviour, recognise the effects of adversity, and respond with empathy, understanding and support.

As part of Trauma-Informed Awareness Month, we're sharing this video from the UK Trauma Council to help increase understanding of how trauma can affect children and young people.

🎥 Watch the video below and learn more about why relationships, safety and connection are so important in supporting recovery and resilience.

See me, not my behaviour.

A general introduction to what happens in the brain after children ...

14/10/2026

Trauma-informed practice includes thinking carefully about our language.

Instead of labels and assumptions, we can use language that is:

✅ Respectful
✅ Compassionate
✅ Strengths-based
✅ Child-centred

Language shapes understanding.

Small changes in the way we speak and write can help children and families feel understood rather than judged.

12/10/2026

Behaviour is communication.

The child who appears angry, withdrawn, disruptive or disengaged may be communicating distress, fear, uncertainty or unmet need.

A trauma-informed approach encourages us to pause and ask:

🔍 What might this behaviour be telling us?
🔍 What support might be needed?
🔍 What is going on in their life?

When we understand behaviour differently, we respond differently.

09/10/2026

Research and practice consistently show that positive relationships help children develop resilience.

A trauma-informed approach recognises that:

💙 Relationships matter 💙 Consistency matters 💙 Feeling safe matters

Every conversation, every interaction and every moment of connection can help a child feel seen, heard and understood.

07/10/2026

Trauma can affect how children think, feel, learn and respond to the world around them.

A child's behaviour may be communicating something that they don't yet have the words to express.

Being trauma-informed means:

• Understanding the impact of adversity
• Recognising signs of trauma
• Responding with curiosity rather than judgement
• Creating safety and trust

When we look beyond behaviour, we are more likely to understand a child's lived experience and provide the support they need.

Some children walk around with the weight of the world on their sho...

05/10/2026

This month, the Hartlepool and Stockton Safeguarding Children Partnership is shining a spotlight on trauma-informed practice.

When children experience trauma, it is not always visible. Sometimes what we see as "challenging behaviour" may actually be a response to difficult experiences.

Throughout October, we'll be sharing resources, practical tips, workshops and learning opportunities to help us all:

✅ See beyond behaviour
✅ Build trusted relationships
✅ Understand the impact of trauma
✅ Support children and families in a compassionate way

See me, not my behaviour.

20/02/2026

This week we have raised awareness of Transitional Safeguarding for young people moving into adulthood.

✅We delivered a joint event with Children’s Partnership, bringing together insights from both children’s and adults’ safeguarding.
✅Resources from both Children’s and Adults’ Safeguarding are now available on our campaign page to strengthen understanding and support practice.
✅Together, we have highlighted the importance of Transitional Safeguarding and the need for coordinated support as young people move into adulthood.

Visit the campaign webpage for further resources on Transitional Safeguarding and for information on how to report a concern for an adult or a child: https://www.tsab.org.uk/campaigns-and-initiatives/calendar-and-key-dates/a-spotlight-on-transitional-safeguarding/

Address

Hartlepool And Stockton-on-Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership. Civic Centre, Level 4, Victoria Road
Hartlepool
TS248AY

Telephone

+441429523825

Website

https://www.hsscp.co.uk/

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