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Report a child at risk
Find out how to report a safety concern about a child or young person (safeguarding).
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What happens next
Once we get a MASH referral we assess the information and aim to make a decision about how to proceed within 24 hours.
We'll discuss the information with any other involved partners to see how we can best help to meet the needs of children and their families.
In some cases this will mean carrying out an assessment.
We do this by meeting with everyone involved to help us understand what support is needed to improve the family situation.
After completing our assessment
We'll make a plan to help, or make sure we connect families to others who can help them more directly.
Child safety is our priority.
We aim to keep children with their family, only intervening when a child's safety is at risk.