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Child abuse general guidance
Child safeguarding guidance. Includes multi-agency working, child protection plans and NHS support.
Information and research
Useful resources for professionals:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, a government-funded organisation promoting good practice in social care
- Social Care Online has the UK's most extensive range of information and research on social care
- NSPCC for information on safeguarding children and parenting for parents, young people and professionals
- Ofsted publishes inspection reports on children's services
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has child health information with useful links
- The King's Fund is a library aimed at health workers in London
- Royal College of Psychiatrists for useful leaflets on child and adult mental health issues
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation regularly publishes articles and research on poverty and childcare issues
- Thomas Coram Research Unit for children's services research
- Research in Practice produces regular research and policy updates