Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together

Today marks the end of our exploitation awareness raising week. If you are worried about a person you care for, please visit our website for further information and support.

Home - Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together Welcome to the Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together website which has been developed to help you easily access information about safeguarding children and adults across Wolverhampton.

Cuckooing: Are you concerned about a neighbour after seeing a group of people staying or regularly appearing at their home? Has there been an increase in noise, disturbances, and unusual activity at their address as a result of these people? If so, it could be that they are being cuckooed. West Midlands Police have some handy advice to help you spot the signs and where to go for support.

County lines Advice on county lines, the name given to drug dealing where organised criminal groups (OCGs) use phone lines to move and supply drugs.

Parents and carers can often be the first to spot signs of Exploitation. Ivison Trust offers a range of free online awareness sessions for parents and carers to help spot the signs.

Online Learning Our free e-learning course provides parents, carers and professionals information about child sexual exploitation (CSE). More about Keep them safe Our free e-learning course for parents…

Listening and responding to young people helps create safer spaces and provide better support for victims of child exploitation. Victims of child exploitation deserve to feel heard, respected and supported. That’s why The Children's Society has created a guide to help professionals build better relationships with young people.

#LookCloser To Spot Exploitation | The Children's Society is a national campaign encouraging everyone to learn the signs of child exploitation, look closer in communities and know how to report exploitation if worried.

It can be stressful if you suspect your child, or a child you are caring for, has been groomed and being Exploited in County Lines, serious youth violence or gang-related activity Catch22 have created a pack which designed to help adults reduce the risks of exploitation for children in their care and to help adults recognise and understand what is happening if a child is exploited.

Catch On: Parents' pack | Catch22 Child exploitation can happen to any child. This pack is designed to help adults reduce the risks of exploitation for children in their care and to help adults recognise and understand what is happening if a child is exploited. It also provides information about where to turn if you do identify sign...

Child Exploitation – Would you know the signs?

This video from Ivison Trust will give parents and carers signs to look out for.

Child exploitation - would you know the signs? Parents are often the first to notice that their child is being exploited. It is so important to act quickly and intervene early if you suspect your child is...

This week is Exploitation awareness week where Wolverhampton Partnership Exploitation and Missing Hub will be working with partners from West Midlands Police, Wolverhampton Homes, Community safety and others to raise awareness of exploitation and where you can go for support. Look out for our social media alerts through out the week!

🗣️ We’ve been chatting with Wolverhampton residents about safeguarding.

Their voices matter – and they told us safeguarding is all about looking out for each other and keeping everyone safe.

💬 What does safeguarding mean to you? Share your thoughts below!

Colleagues from Wolverhampton Fire Station have popped by to support safeguarding week.

We've just had the absolute pleasure of meeting Arlo, the hearing dog, who is perfectly demonstrating that safeguarding is everyone's business 🐶

We've moved to the Mander Centre today to continue to share the safeguarding message. Come on down and say hi!

We're at Bilston Market today, talking to shoppers about what they should do if they're worried that someone is being abused or neglected. We've also expelled some commons myths with our 'Truth or Myth' board.