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{{Short description|British child protection charity}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name                = The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
| logo                = NSPCC official logo.svg
| image               = NSPCC head office.jpg
| founded_date        = {{Start date and age|1884|df=yes}} (as the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
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| registration_id     = 216401
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| location            = [[London]], United Kingdom
| coordinates         = {{Coord|51.523174|-0.080502|display=inline}}
| origins             = 
| key_people          = Neil Berkett<br><small>(Chair)</small><br>Maria Neophytou<br><small>(Interim CEO)</small>
| area_served         = United Kingdom and the [[Channel Islands]]
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| revenue             = £118 Million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/annual-reports/nspcc-annual-report-2019-20 |title=NSPCC Annual Report 2019-2020 |publisher=NSPCC|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
| num_volunteers      = 1,700
| num_employees       = Approx. 2,500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/whatwedo/mediacentre/mediaresources/faqs_wda33299.html |title=Media Centre – FAQs |publisher=NSPCC |access-date=14 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106043217/http://nspcc.org.uk/whatwedo/mediacentre/mediaresources/faqs_wda33299.html |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref>
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| former name         = Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC)
| homepage            = {{URL|https://nspcc.org.uk}}
| dissolved           = 
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}}
'''The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children''' ('''NSPCC''') is a British [[child protection]] charity founded as the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC) by Thomas Agnew on 19 April 1883. The NSPCC lobbies the government on issues relating to child welfare, and creates child abuse public awareness campaigns. Since the 1980s, the charity has had statutory powers allowing it to apply for help on behalf of children at risk. In the 1990s, the charity's publication, ''Satanic Indicators'', fueled panic in social workers who went and accused parents and removed children from homes when they should not have. It operates a telephone help line. The [[Paddington Bear]] character has partnered with the charity to raise funds for the charity.

==History==

=== Victorian era ===
On a trip to New York in 1881, [[Liverpudlian]] businessman Thomas Agnew was inspired by a visit to the [[New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]]. On his return to Liverpool, he invited leading figures from the town to a [[Liverpool Town Hall|town hall]] meeting and founded the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC) on 19 April 1883. Similar societies were subsequently set up around the country, such as the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (London SPCC), founded on 8 July 1884 by [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury|Anthony Ashley-Cooper]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shennan|first=Paddy|date=2017-11-19|title=Powerful photos show Liverpool's proud history of helping abused children|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/powerful-photos-show-liverpools-long-13924057|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}</ref> Ashley-Cooper was the first president of the London SPCC, with [[Benjamin Waugh|Reverends Benjamin Waugh]] and Edward Rudolph as joint secretaries. [[Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts|1st Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts]] was one of the co-founder of the organisation which later became the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in 1889 with [[Queen Victoria]] as the patron.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brain|first=Jessica|date=|title=Angela Burdett-Coutts, Philanthropist|url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Angela-Burdett-Coutts/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Historic UK|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Carter|first=Yvonne H.|date=March 2007|title=Lessons from the past, learning for the future: safeguarding children in primary care|journal=The British Journal of General Practice |volume=57|issue=536|pages=238–242|issn=0960-1643|pmc=2042553|pmid=17359613}}</ref>

On 1 January 1887, the ''Child's Guardian'', the official magazine of the Society was launched.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Flegel |first1=Monica |date=Spring 2007 |title="Facts and Their Meaning": Child Protection, Intervention, and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Late Nineteenth-Century England |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27793627 |journal=Victorian Review |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=87–101 |doi=10.1353/vcr.2007.0007 |jstor=27793627 |access-date=2023-12-30|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The magazine was modelled on the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] and was designed to educate the public on the nature of cruelty to children.<ref name="Flegel1">{{Cite journal|last=Flegel|first=Monica|date=27 April 2006|title=Changing Faces: The NSPCC and the Use of Photography in the Construction of Cruelty to Children|journal=Victorian Periodicals Review|volume=39|issue=1|pages=1–20|doi=10.1353/vpr.2006.0022|s2cid=161106061|issn=1712-526X}}</ref>

After five years of campaigning by the London SPCC, [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] passed [[Prevention of Cruelty to, and Protection of, Children Act 1889|the first ever UK law to protect children from abuse and neglect in 1889]]. The London SPCC was renamed the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children on 14 May 1889,<ref name="AboutNSPCC">{{cite web|title=About the NSPCC|url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/whatwedo/aboutthenspcc/aboutthenspcc_wda36522.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820204159/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/WhatWeDo/AboutTheNSPCC/aboutthenspcc_wda36522.html|archive-date=20 August 2007|access-date=19 September 2007}}</ref> because by then it had branches across [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. In the same year the Chief Commissioners of the Metropolitan and City of London Police issued instructions that all cases of cruelty to children reported to them should be handed to NSPCC to be dealt with.<ref name=":0">NSPCC Annual Report for 1930-31. London: NSPCC Central Office, 1931, p. 48.</ref>

The NSPCC was granted its Royal Charter on 28 May 1895 by [[Queen Victoria]] who became its first Royal Patron. It did not change its title to "Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children" or similar, as the name NSPCC was already well established, and to avoid confusion with the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] ([[RSPCA]]), which had already existed for more than fifty years.

=== 20th century ===
In 1901, [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] and his wife [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] became Patrons of the Society upon the death of Queen Victoria. In 1905, Reverend Benjamin Waugh retired from the Directorship of the Society, as a result of failing health, after 21 years' of service. In 1910, [[George V|King George V]] and his wife [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] became Patrons of the Society upon the death of King Edward VII.<ref name=":0" />

Shortly after the outbreak of the [[First World War]], 18 Inspectors joined the [[Royal Navy]] and a further 42 joined the [[British Army during World War I|Army]]. During the course of the war, the NSPCC inspector for [[Manchester]] was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]]. In January 1915, the NSPCC appointed its first Female Inspector.<ref name=":0" /> During the same War, fraudulent fundraisers were discovered to be collecting money in aid of families of those killed or injured in action. The NSPCC, therefore, avoided street collections until the War Charities Act of 1916, which introduced regulations to protect and guide collectors.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Strategic management for voluntary nonprofit organizations|last=Roger.|first=Courtney|date=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415250242|location=London|pages=279|oclc=50875165}}</ref>

In 1919, the [[Edward VIII|Prince of Wales]], later to be King Edward VIII, became a Patron of the Society. In 1926 the Prince spoke on behalf of the NSPCC in a radio appeal.<ref name=":1" />

In 1930, the Society reported helping its four-millionth child.<ref name=":0" />

Shortly after the outbreak of the [[Second World War]] the [[Home Secretary]], [[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|Sir John Anderson]], wrote to the Chairman of the Society expressing his thanks that the Society had decided to continue its work during the war. During the course of the war, the Society supported over 600,000 children, while nearly 100 of the Society's Inspectors served in the Armed Forces.<ref>Birmingham and District Branch of the NSPCC, Annual Report for the year ending 31 December 1942, p. 2; Carlisle, Penrith and North Cumberland Branch of the NSPCC, ''Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 1945'', p. 2.</ref>

The NSPCC's organisation in the [[Republic of Ireland]] was taken up by the [[Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (ISPCC), founded in 1956 as a replacement for the NSPCC.<ref>[http://www.childabusecommission.com/rpt/05-01.php The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC)], [[Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse]], Volume V, Chapter 1 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530082253/http://www.childabusecommission.com/rpt/05-01.php|date=30 May 2009}}</ref> Today, the NSPCC works in [[England]], [[Wales]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]], and the [[Channel Islands]].

==== 1980s ====
The NSPCC is the only UK charity which has been granted statutory powers under the [[Children Act 1989]], allowing it to apply for care and supervision orders for children at risk. In 1983, the NSPCC launched its centenary appeal in Britain in order to "establish 60 child protection teams across the country." The launch of the appeal occurred during a time when the organization was struggling because of an insufficient amount of public support and government funds. To help advertise for the NSPCC, a poster was created that highlighted the faces of two abused children, one from 1884 and the other from 1984. The message that was written along with the picture was "The faces change, the bruises don't."<ref name="Flegel1"/>

==== 1990s ====
The NSPCC documented allegations of [[Satanic ritual abuse]] in 1990, with the publication of survey findings that, of 66 child protection teams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 14 teams had received reports of ritual abuse from children and seven of them were working directly with children who had been ritually abused, sometimes in groups of twenty.<ref>Libby Jukes and Richard Duce, NSPCC says ritual child abuse is rife, ''The Times'', 13 March 1990</ref>  An investigation, by the British government, into SRA allegations produced over two hundred reports, of which only three were substantiated and proved to be examples of pseudosatanic abuse, in which sexual abuse was the actual motivation and the rituals were incidental.<ref>{{cite book |author=La Fontaine, J S. |title=The extent and nature of organised and ritual abuse: research findings |publisher=HMSO |location=London |year=1994 |isbn=0-11-321797-8 |access-date=29 April 2008|url = http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=157278 }}</ref><ref name = LaFontaine>{{cite book |author=LaFontaine, J. S. |title=Speak of the Devil: allegations of satanic abuse in Britain |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |year=1998 |isbn=0-521-62934-9 }}</ref>

The NSPCC also provided a publication known as ''Satanic Indicators'' to social services around the country that has been blamed for some social workers panicking and making [[False allegation of child sexual abuse|false accusations of sexually abusing children]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Tim Black|title=The NSPCC doesn't help kids – it harms them|url=http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11050|access-date=1 August 2015|work=[[Spiked (magazine)|Spiked]]|date=5 September 2011}}</ref> The most prominent of these cases was in [[Rochdale]] in 1990 when up to twenty<ref>{{cite news |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/middletonguardian/news/s/508066_satanic_abuse_the_truth_at_last_ |title=Satanic abuse: The truth at last |newspaper=Middleton Guardian |author=Jeni Harvey |date=14 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009121020/http://menmedia.co.uk/middletonguardian/news/s/508066_satanic_abuse_the_truth_at_last_ |archive-date=9 October 2012}}</ref> children were taken from their homes and parents after social services believed them to be involved in satanic or occult ritual abuse. The allegations were later found to be false. The case was the subject of a BBC documentary which featured recordings of the interviews made by NSPCC social workers, revealing that flawed techniques and [[leading questions]] were used to gain evidence of abuse from the children. The documentary claimed that the social services were wrongly convinced, by organisations such as the NSPCC, that abuse was occurring and so rife that they made allegations before any evidence was considered.<ref name=bbc-20060109>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/4595158.stm |title=When Satan came to town |publisher=BBC |date=9 January 2006 |access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/154 | title = A full stop to the Satanic panic | work = Spiked | author = Cummings, Dolan | date = 12 January 2006 | access-date = 19 September 2007}}</ref>

In 1999, an advert released by the NSPCC "warning" of the risk of children being murdered by strangers was criticised as a [[fear-mongering]] fundraising tactic, as such occurrences are exceedingly uncommon.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/1999/aug/08/foodanddrink.childprotection Why this NSPCC advert is harmful to children]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 21 November 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.sirc.org/media/mediaaugust1399.html A Stranger Danger]. Sirc.org. Retrieved 21 November 2011.</ref>

===21st century===
====2010s====
In 2011, the NSPCC launched its All Babies Count campaign to highlight the vulnerability of babies and calling for better and earlier support for new parents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15658153|title=NSPCC warns 200,000 babies at risk of abuse |date=10 November 2011 |publisher=BBC News|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In 2012, the charity won a PRCA award for its "Don't Wait Until You're Certain" campaign that encouraged people to call the NSPCC with any worry about a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.prca.org.uk/2012winners |title=PRCA Awards 2012 |publisher=PRCA |access-date=17 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506161726/http://awards.prca.org.uk/2012winners |archive-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref>

[[File:"Patchwork Paddington", Paddington Bear, Childline - geograph.org.uk - 4294123.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Paddington Bear]] statue designed by an employee at the NSPCC, on display at the [[Childline]] offices in London, which was auctioned to raise funds for the NSPCC]]

In November 2014, fifty [[Paddington Bear]] statues, created by various celebrities and organisations—including the NSPCC designed "Patchwork Paddington"—were located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'', with the statues auctioned to raise funds for the NSPCC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |access-date=25 November 2023 |work=Condé Nast}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Shaunna |title=Emma Watson Designed A Paddington Bear For Charity And It's Freaking Adorable |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1984950/emma-watson-paddington-bear/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107012511/http://www.mtv.com/news/1984950/emma-watson-paddington-bear/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2014 |date=3 November 2014 |access-date=25 November 2023 |publisher=MTV}}</ref>

In 2017, the Information Commissioner's Office fined eleven charities that breached the Data Protection Act by misusing donors’ personal data. NSPCC was fined £12,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2017/04/ico-fines-eleven-more-charities/|title=ICO fines eleven more charities|date=5 June 2017|website=ico.org.uk|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813221413/https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2017/04/ico-fines-eleven-more-charities/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=September 2021}}

In 2019, the NSPCC engaged transgender activist [[Munroe Bergdorf]] as its first LGBT+ campaigner for [[ChildLine]]. The relationship was ended controversially after what Bergdorf described as a [[transphobic]] hate campaign against her, including false allegations that she had taken part in pornographic films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaytimes.co.uk/community/123116/munroe-bergdorf-dropped-as-childline-ambassador-following-transphobic-hate-campaign/|title=Munroe Bergdorf dropped as Childline ambassador following "transphobic hate campaign"|date=9 June 2019|website=GAY TIMES}}</ref> The NSPCC stated that their reason was nothing to do with Bergdorf being transgender, but because she invited LGBT young people to contact her directly over social media, which was not compatible with the NSPCC's own safeguarding policies. Over 150 NSPCC staff complained to senior management about the charity's treatment of Bergdorf.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48643467|title=Munroe Bergdorf: NSPCC explains transgender activist decision|work=BBC News |date=14 June 2019}}</ref>

==Activities==
The NSPCC lobbies the government on issues relating to child welfare, and creates campaigns for the general public, with the intention of raising awareness of child protection issues. It also operates both a helpline on 0808 800 5000, for anyone concerned about a child, and [[Childline]] offering support to children themselves.  Childline became a part of the NSPCC in 2006.  In addition to the telephone helplines, NSPCC provides an online counselling service for children and young people at [[Childline]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx |title=Home Page |publisher=ChildLine |access-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/11112/20131024181426/http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2013  }}</ref>{{verify source|date=August 2015}}<ref>
Lake, Howard. "ChildLine and NSPCC to Merge in 2006 | UK Fundraising." UK Fundraising. 2005. Web. 20 April 2016.</ref>

The NSPCC runs local service centres across the UK where it helps children, young people, and families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/services-for-children/direct-services-for-children-and-families_wda72290.html |title=NSPCC direct services |publisher=NSPCC |access-date=17 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509064622/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/services-for-children/direct-services-for-children-and-families_wda72290.html |archive-date=9 May 2013 }}</ref> Since 2009, the NSPCC has run a Child Protection Consultancy service aiming to make organisations safer for children. This offers training and consultancy to organisations which have contact with children, ranging from schools to sporting bodies. The charity works through local safeguarding children's boards (LSCBs), where the police, health, social and education services and others can work together.

The charity is regularly audited and publishes its annual report and accounts as required by the Charity Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=216401&SubsidiaryNumber=0|title=THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN|publisher=Charity Commission|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>{{verify source|date=August 2015}}

In May 2021, a helpline that was launched for victims to report abuse and harassment in educational settings had taken hundreds of calls since it opened. The NSPCC received 353 calls between April 1 and May 16. Of these, 65 were referred to external agencies such as the police and children's services.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-57226577|title=Abuse helpline takes hundreds of calls, says NSPCC|work=BBC News |date=24 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>

==Research and evidence==
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In 2009, the NSPCC launched a new seven year strategy. The strategy reaffirmed the society's vision of  ending cruelty to children in the UK. It was suggested that policy, influencing and campaigning work, combined with the experience of working directly with young people could help deliver this vision. Learning was to be at the core of the society's work. The ambition was to subject all of the organisation's direct services to an evaluation and then roll out effective interventions to mainstream service providers.<ref>NSPCC Strategy 2009-16</ref> In 2016 the society's new six year strategy pledged to continue generating evidence of 'what works' in preventing child sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NSPCC |title=NSPCC Strategy 2016-21 |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/strategy/strategy-2016-2021.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, the NSPCC launched a web-based 'Impact and Evidence' hub which was designed to promote and make accessible the research evidence that it produced.<ref name="NSPCC">{{cite web |last1=NSPCC |title=Impact and evidence: Using evaluation, research and evidence to protect children and prevent abuse |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/impact-evidence-evaluation-child-protection/ |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> The hub contained sections on:

* Research and evaluation reports.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NSPCC |title=Impact and evidence series: Our evaluation and research on what works to protect children from abuse and neglect |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/impact-evidence-evaluation-child-protection/impact-and-evidence-series/ |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> 
* Information about how evaluations were carried out by the NSPCC,<ref>{{cite web |last1=NSPCC |title=How we evaluate our services |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/impact-evidence-evaluation-child-protection/how-we-evaluate-our-services/ |website=NSPCC }}</ref> including information about the outcome measures used.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NSPCC |title=Tools for measuring outcomes for children and families: Our experiences of using standardised measures in the evaluation of our services |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/impact-evidence-evaluation-child-protection/tools-measures-outcomes-children-families/ |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* A series of blog articles recounting the experiences of professionals in running research articles and producing evidence.<ref name="NSPCC"/>
* Information about the organisation's Research Ethics Committee and the process of ethical review to which research projects needed to be subject.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NSPCC |title=Research with children: ethics, safety and avoiding harm What to consider when conducting research involving children |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/impact-evidence-evaluation-child-protection/conducting-safe-and-ethical-research/ |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>

Research and evidence reports produced by the NSPCC include evaluations of:

* A video interaction guidance intervention with families where initial concerns about neglect have been noted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whalley |first1=Paul |last2=Williams |first2=Mike |title=Child neglect and Video Interaction Guidance: an evaluation of an NSPCC service offered to parents where initial concerns of neglect have been noted |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/video-interactive-guidance-vig-evaluation-report.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* A therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse and their carers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carpenter |first1=John |last2=Jessiman |first2=Tricia |last3=Patsios |first3=Demi |title=Letting the Future In: a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse and their carers, an evaluation of impact and implementation |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/letting-the-future-in-evaluation.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* An intervention designed to support infant mental health.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Turner-Halliday |first1=Fiona |last2=Watson |first2=Nicholas |last3=Minnis |first3=Helen |title=Process Evaluation of the New Orleans Intervention Model for Infant Mental Health in Glasgow |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/evaluation-new-orleans-intervention-model-infant-mental-health-glasgow.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* An early intervention programme designed to enhance a mother's relationship with her baby.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grayton |first1=Lucy |last2=Burns |first2=Phebe |last3=Pistrang |first3=Nancy |last4=Fearon |first4=Pasco |title=Minding the Baby: Qualitative Findings on Implementation from the First UK Service |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/minding-the-baby-qualitative-findings-implementation.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> 
* A parenting programme helping fathers change their behaviour after domestic abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McConnell |first1=Nicola |last2=Barnard |first2=Matt |last3=Holdsworth |first3=Tracey |last4=Taylor |first4=Julie |title=Caring Dads: Safer Children |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/caring-dads-safer-children-evaluation-report.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* An intervention helping mothers rebuild relationships with their children after domestic abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Emma |title=Domestic Abuse, Recovering Together Evaluation Report |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/dart-domestic-abuse-recovering-together-evaluation-report.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* An intervention helping parents with drug or alcohol problems improve their parenting skills.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hollis |first1=Vicki |last2=Cotmore |first2=Richard |last3=Fisher |first3=Helen |last4=Harnett |first4=Paul |last5=Dawe |first5=Sharon |title=An evaluation of 'Parents Under Pressure' a parenting programme for mothers and fathers who misuse substances |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/evaluation-parents-under-pressure.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barlow |first1=Jane |last2=Sembi |first2=Sukhdev |last3=Petrou |first3=Stavros |last4=Parsons |first4=Helen |last5=Dawe |first5=Sharon |last6=Harnett |first6=Paul |title=Parents under Pressure: a programme for families with parental substance misuse An evaluation of impact, process and cost-effectiveness |url=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/evaluation-of-services/evaluation-impact-process-cost-effectiveness-parents-under-pressure.pdf |website=NSPCC |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* An exploratory approach to working with community members to eliminate child sexual abuse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://library.nspcc.org.uk/HeritageScripts/Hapi.dll/filetransfer/2018FourStepsToThePreventionOfCSAInTheHome.pdf?CookieCheck=43313.725224213&filename=AA58F75CEDE68892A73FB681FE246B8371684F102152F0AA780A14959D3BCE5767137B3B2A935011CBAEC3068664FF681AA6D2524E357BAB96C006752CCD756759AD77BD1E389823A55CFAAE74B2EE64F46C611AD1724BE1AC500B025490CCB1CD8D9D26B00674E723A731951BB13FBE2976BA14838E6BBB09A4FA52BE735F27D92CBFED7FA6CFFA88BC073F0228EAA69F4D1FE158D846D5D4DD33F8F3466703AC49AD67CE927D87622D067280EF2A231A479B85D0572EF2AABC4480&DataSetName=LIVEDATA|title=Four Steps to the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in the Home|last=Williams|first=Mike|date=2018|website=NSPCC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://library.nspcc.org.uk/HeritageScripts/Hapi.dll/filetransfer/2018WorkingWithACommunityToPreventCSAInTheHome.pdf?filename=AA58F75CEDE68892A73FB681FE246B8371684F102152F0AA780A14959D3BCE5767137B3B2A935011CBAEC3068664FF681AA6D2524E357BAB96C006752CCD756759AD77BD1E389823A55CFAAE74B2EE64F46C611AD1724BE1AC500B025490CCB1CD8D9D26B00674E723A731951BB13FBE2976BA14838E6BBB09A4EB52B96A653DDB0BA5CD78B3E4F0B5A317270E32E79B9F7322E26DEE69E8F9DA1AD4D57D6203CA56A4641A004820ECE9E3EB4F712C3FED9F46CEBCE377C14C55CB2FBCFD7942&DataSetName=LIVEDATA|title=Working with a community to prevent child sexual abuse in the home|last=Williams|first=Mike|date=2018|website=NSPCC|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Internet Watch Foundation]]
*[[Kidscape]]
*[[The Children's Society]]
*[[Timeline of young people's rights in the United Kingdom]]

== References ==
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==Bibliography==
* Susan J. Creighton, "Organized Abuse: The NSPCC Experience", Child Abuse Review; Volume 2, Issue 4 (1993), p.&nbsp;232–242.
* Jean La Fontaine, The Extent and Nature of Organised and Ritual Sexual Abuse of Children, HMSO, 1994.
* Jean La Fontaine, Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England, Cambridge University Press, 1998.
* Department of Health and Social Services Inspectorate. North West Region, Inspection of child protection services in Rochdale, Greater Manchester: Social Services Inspectorate. North West Region, 1990, viii, 33pp.
* Clyde, James J., The report of the inquiry into the removal of children from Orkney in February 1991, Edinburgh: HMSO, 1992, xiv, 363pp. {{ISBN|0-10-219593-5}}.
* Department of Health and Social Security and Welsh Office, Working Together: a guide to arrangements for inter-agency co-operation for the protection of children from abuse, London: HMSO, 1988, 72pp. {{ISBN|0-11-321154-6}}.
* Eleanor Stobart, Child abuse linked to accusations of "possession" and "witchcraft", Nottingham: Department for Education and Skills, 2006.

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