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22 October 2025

Understanding the impact of news from social media on children’s wellbeing

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Transitional Safeguarding Webinar - catch up here

22 October 2025

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Online Safety Week: Protecting Children in a Digital World

21 October 2025

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Essex VVU Exploitation Campaign

16 October 2025

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CARE Together

14 October 2025

Supporting Young People at Medium Risk of Exploitation

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Podcast – ECP Safeguarding Voice

07 October 2025

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SETDAB Annual Conference - request your place

07 October 2025

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ESCB Yearly Report 2024-2025 published

02 October 2025

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Archived News

‘What I wish my parents or carers knew…’

New tech for Christmas? Tips on speaking to your child about online safety

Coram Voice Bright Spots survey

GOV.UK - VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse

Children and Families' Hub

Safer sleep away from home

Government publishes Youth Matters: State of the Nation report

NSPCC: Two thirds of UK adults believe the risk of children being abused increases over Christmas

Government publishes National Youth Strategy

NSPCC Learning: parent and carer views on the online blackmail of children and young people

VPN 'surge' not attributable to children

6 simple safety tips to keep children safe this Christmas

Fake or Real? Know the Deal

Youth vaping: parent and carer survey

Sort your Settings - Essex Police Campaign

Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service App

Tipping point: tackling the challenges in safeguarding children educated at home (NSPCC report)

Today marks the 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence

NSPCC: Data shows how private messaging platforms are being used by criminals to manipulate and groom children

NSPCC Learning: Why we should avoid using the term 'alleged'

Invite to Essex County Council's the Unseen film

Do you know a youth group who might want to take part in the ECVYS Listening Project?

Proud to be me: New podcast from young people in care

SETDAB - Supporting male victims of domestic abuse

Children and Families Hub - improving access to support for children

Care Leavers Month 2025 - events for young people

16 days of activism

Internet Matters

Transitional Safeguarding Webinar - catch up here

Online Safety Week: Protecting Children in a Digital World

Essex VVU Exploitation Campaign

Podcast – ECP Safeguarding Voice

SETDAB Annual Conference - request your place

ESCB Yearly Report 2024-2025 published

World Suicide Prevention Day 2026

Hundreds of British under-18s reporting nude or sexual imagery of themselves say it's faked or manipulated

Family Voice Project: final research report

Shore: a safe space for young people worried about sexual behaviour - Lucy Faithfull Foundation

Walking to school alone guidance – Child Accident Prevention Trust

Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse - Scale & nature of child sexual abuse: Review of evidence

Essex Youth Map hits 100,000 views

Childline - Report Remove Tool

The Survivors Trust Film – Close To Home

Training Opportunity: Understanding 764 and The Com Network

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Resources - Adolescent Suicide

Unseen Journeys: ending sexual exploitation from childhood to adulthood - Online Conference 12th October 2026

The Essex VVU/ECVYS listening report is now live

NSPCC Learning: The voice of the infant - expert insight videos

NHS Vaccination van to visit Chelmsford over August

EPUT - Drug & Alcohol Training Sessions

SETDAB Lecture Series: Adolescent to Parent Abuse Awareness delivered by PEGS (Parental Education Growth Support)

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – Learning Hub

The Children’s Commissioner for England – Children and young people’s mental health services

SETDAB lecture - Introduction to Economic Abuse

Essex Sexual Health Service - Upcoming Free Online Training

NSPCC - Report on Childhood Loneliness

Safer Tech: Technology-assisted child sexual abuse

Centre of expertise on Child Sexual Abuse - Organised Ritual Abuse

Barnardo’s: ‘Call it what it is’ Campaign

Community Safety survey

Younger phone owners, the rise of AI, and consumption over creation

Internet Matters Report: 4 in 5 UK children with additional needs say they suffer harm online

Young People’s Experiences of Digital and Technology Facilitated Abuse

Summer water safety

SafeLives - Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals

NSPCC East of England Online Safety virtual open day 2026

GOV.UK – Information Sharing Duty

Child Exploitation (CE) Awareness Week 2026 – Education providers #CEAwarenessWeek26

Safeguarding on public transport and at transport hubs - Operation Henderson #CEAwarenessWeek26

Child Exploitation (CE) Awareness Week 2026 is here! #CEAwarenessWeek26

PFCC - bin clear out removes thousands of weapons from streets of Essex

Drowning Prevention Week and Summer Water Safety

ECFWS: Starting Big Adventures: Supporting School Readiness Across Essex

Clear the Air about Vaping

Child Safety Week: 1st to 7th June 2026

The OutHouse - Services for young people

NHS Essex - How to stay well during the summer months

Online Safety Act Report 2026

Knife Crime Awareness Week 18th - 24th May 2026

Essex Sexual Health Service - Free online training

Foster Care Fortnight 2026

PFCC - Knife Crime Strategy: Protecting Lives, Building Hope

Essex Police hotspot patrols result in 353 arrests and cut violence

Child Neglect: A Thematic Analysis by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Power of Movement – Youth Mental Health Conference

CSA Centre - free training available!

GOV.UK - Kids Online Safety

Consultation - New school food standards

SETDAB Lecture Series: Strengthening engagement through cultural understanding

Protecting Lives, Building Hope: A Plan to Halve Knife Crime

National Stalking Awareness Week

The Lullaby Trust - new bereavement support services

April is Stress Awareness Month

Children's Commissioner - A guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives

NSPCC Learning - Key changes introduced in Working together to safeguard children 2026

NSPCC Talk PANTS videos

Carers Voices 'Time for Myself - Taking a break' survey

Easter opening hours - ECC Children & Families Hub

*New* SET Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures 2026

Private Fostering in Essex

NSPCC - Child Neglect Statistics

Coming soon! New online SET Child Protection & Safeguarding Procedures

GOV.UK Understanding harmful sexual behaviour, violence and misogyny by children

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2026

New animated film to help children & young people who are involved in family court proceedings

Young Carers Action Day – 11 March 2026

Safer Sleep Week: 9th to 15th March 2026

PFCC speaks up for greater inclusivity for women and girls at International Women's Day conference

Child Accident Prevention Trust - Top safety tips for families this March

NSPCC Learning - Summary of the national review into the death of baby Victoria Marten

Witchcraft, spirit possession and ritualistic abuse (WSPRA) in serious case reviews

Safer Buses Survey

Launch of 'For Baby's Sake' in Essex

Retailers across Essex sentenced for selling vapes to children

“Sorry doesn’t cut it – it's time to #Reflect on your behaviour”

Internet Matters.org - How do my screen time habits impact my child?

National Review Published - ‘Protecting all vulnerable babies better’

Children's mental health awareness week 2026

Safer Internet Day - 10th February 2026

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Essex Youth Service - You Said, We Did

February is LGBT+ History Month 2026

Internet Matters Report - Understanding girls’ & boys’ online experiences

Parent webinars – county lines and criminal exploitation

Childline campaign to help young people navigate the mental health challenges of being online

ECPAT UK - Free Practice Webinar: Introduction to ECPAT UK Training Programme

ECC - Exciting roles announced in children’s residential homes: Apply today

VVU & PFCC - Essex community groups given a happy new year with £1m funding boost

Safety alert for baby sleep pillows

Podcast: The impact of domestic abuse on babies and infants

Free training for parents and carers from the Essex Sexual Health Service

PFCC - Commissioner sets out priorities for year ahead

Winter safety guide: Top tips for keeping children safe this winter

GOV.UK Open consultation - Establishing the Child Protection Authority in England

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