Sometimes you need more help and support to protect you from harm. This should happen immediately and there are lots of people working together to do this. ‘Child protection’ is a term that refers to all the activities that the different people and organisations do to keep you safe from harm . Practitioners who are responsible for child protection will be skilled and experienced. The person who leads the assessment if someone thinks you might be harmed will always be a social worker. If you are experiencing harm, whatever kind of harm it is, practitioners will put your needs first . The people working to help you will want to understand what’s going on in your life as soon as possible. They’ll pay attention to how you feel, even if it’s shown through the way you behave. These practitioners will also work closely with your family, to build trust and understand any challenges you might be facing. If there are problems, like someone in your family being controlled or hurt by someone else, they’ll try to figure out how to help. Most importantly they will think carefully about how you can be protected, including whether you should stay at home or go somewhere else until it is safe for you to be at home.
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