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Resources for working with families

These resources are in addition to the ESCB Online Safety campaign materials which you may also find useful.

ESCB resources and development opportunities

• Social media influencers - webinar and podcast by The Training Effect.
  
  
• Child Exploitation Training - for professionals, including the CE Partnership Pathway and NWG Gold Membership. 
  
  
• ESCB Learning and Development - All opportunities for those working with children and families.
  
  
• Risk in the Community - the Essex partnership approach to tackling exploitation of young people.

National websites and guidance

• Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: how to respond to an incident - UK Council for Internet Safety (Guidance for professionals).
  
  
• Managing Social Media - Anna Freud - advice and guidance for young people on how to minimise the impact of social media on their mental health.
  
  
• Barnardo's Online Risk Guide - This guide is designed for professionals working with young people, to help them understand and manage risks associated with online activities. 
  
  
• Gov.uk Online safety act explainer
  
  
• UK Safer Internet Centre - Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep children safe online.
  
  
• Marie Collins Foundation - Supporting victims and survivors, empowering families and professionals, and driving change to tackle technology-assisted child sexual abuse (TACSA).
  
  
• Internet Watch Foundation - IWF work to eliminate child sexual abuse imagery online, preventing the ongoing victimisation of those abused in childhood and making the internet safer for all.
  
  

• Safety Centre CEOP Education - The CEOP Education team is a part of the National Crime Agency and we run an education programme which aims to reduce the vulnerability of children and young people to online sexual abuse. CEOP provide training, resources and information for children and young people aged 4 – 18, their families and professionals who work with them.

• Childnet (teachers and professionals) - Guidance on a range of online safety topics for educators and schools.
  
  
• Tackling online hate quiz - (from Internet Matters) empowers young people to tackle online hate.

Videos

• TED TALKS - The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain

Risk in the Community

Risk in the Community is the Essex partnership approach to tackling exploitation of young people - find out more.