This new addition to our NSPCC EduCare range of child protection programmes covers the damaging issue of child neglect. Its launch coincides with an important report* that states that neglect corrodes childhoods, robbing the most vulnerable children of hope, happiness and life chances.

Neglect is the most common reason for a child to be the subject of a child protection plan or on a child protection register in the UK. Almost 1 in 10 young adults had been severely neglected by their parents or guardians during childhood, so it’s vitally important that your staff are fully aware of neglect as a child protection issue.

NSPCC Child Neglect is a fully certificated distance learning programme, available in paper and online. It explores the meaning of neglect, the possible causes and the potential effects it can have on children and young people, as well as how you can play your part in safeguarding them.

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*Review of Child Neglect 2011, Action for Children