This session aims to increase awareness of Private Fostering and individual / agency duties under the relevant legislation and regulations. The session will also cover the actions taken within Childrens Social Care to support children in Private Fostering arrangements. 

Cumbria, Northumbria, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust will offer an overview of Newcastle Treatment and Recovery (NTAR) and the Children and Young Adult (CAYA) team that sit within this. There will be discussions around safeguarding issues that may influence the treatment of young people within drug and alcohol services. 

This will discuss the work that has been conducted in the West End of Newcastle between a range of partners, to address the prevalent issues around drug supply, violence and exploitation. It will explain how, as a collective, we can tackle the root cause of the issues along with the indirect impacts around vulnerability and …

This session will provide an overview of Operation Pecan – covering the background to its inception; the differences between Urban Street Gangs and Peer Crime Groups; the focussed activity that Operation Pecan has undertaken; and the plans moving forward.  

Since the start of 2023 The Children's Society have been specifically exploring the trend of sexually coerced extortion online. This type of exploitation is where children are groomed for self-generated …

What is Early Help? What is the difference between Early Help and Children’s Social Care?  What is my agency’s in ensuring family’s support needs are identified and responded to at …

Barnardo’s have been supporting Young Fathers and Fathers to be across the city of Newcastle since 2008, based on the award winning PECS model. In this session we will look at:    

“Babies cry, you can cope!”   ICON is an evidence based programme adopted by health and social care organisations in the UK  which aims to raise awareness of infant crying, including how to cope, in a bid  to support  parents/carers, reduce stress and prevent abusive head trauma in babies.  Research shows that some parents and caregivers …