- Safeguarding, Help and Advice
If you yourself or someone you know is in immediate danger of being harmed then please call 999 to be advised by
emergency services.
For non emergency advice about safeguarding and ways to seek help/support or advice please read below:
Support for 18 or Under:
Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/ - Call: 0800 1111 (website has a quick escape button should you need to exit and close down the website page immediately).Call 0
1111
YoungMinds: https://youngminds.org.uk/ - For urgent help if you are experiencing a mental health crisis text: YM to 85258 (texts are free and give you access to free 24/7 support.
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Support for Over 18:
Concerns about a child:
NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ - Call: 0800 800 5000
YoungMinds: Parent Helpline for parents or carers of children and teens with mental health issues - Call 0808 802 5544
Action for Children: https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/what-we-do/parents-and- families/ - Support for families and family relationships.
Emotional/mental health support:
Samaritan's: https://www.samaritans.org/ Call: 116 123 (Free 24hr 365days support)
Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/using-this-tool (urgent mental health support)
Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/
(General Mental Health support and advice website)
Domestic Abuse/Violence support:
Refuge: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - Call 0808 2000 247 (Call free for 24hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline. Website has a quick escape button so you can hide the site immediately).
Leeway: https://www.leewaysupport.org/ - Call - 0300 561 0077 (Free confidential advice and support within Norfolk for people who are experiencing or think they may be experiencing domestic abuse. Website has a quick exit button to shut the web page down immediately.
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Safeguarding
Safeguarding means protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of children and adults at risk of or experiencing emotional, psychological, physical or spiritual harm and/or neglect.
Safeguarding those who are affected by enabling them to live safely, free from any kind of abuse or neglect. It is about people and organisations working together to prevent and reduce both the risks and actual experience of abuse in all of it's forms.
We take safeguarding very seriously, at all of the Benefice Churches and care about all those we seek to serve within our churches and our communities.
We conform to the policy of Norwich Diocese which can be found here: https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/about/safeguarding
If you believe that either yourself or someone you know may be at risk of harm or neglect, please contact the following people within the Benefice to discuss your concerns and what the next steps might be.
Safeguarding Officers for the Quintet Benefice Churches
Rev Paul Yeomans 07437203535
- Or you may contact Norwich Diocese Safeguarding Team:
Reporting a safeguarding concern - Diocese of Norwich
Where a child or adult is at imminent risk call 999, or for:
Both of our Safeguarding Advisers can be contacted on:
[email protected]
01603 882345
Postal address: Safeguarding Team, Bishop’s House, Norwich NR3 1SB
If you wish to directly contact one of the advisers, their contact details are:
Sue Brice, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
07958 377079 or [email protected]
Bishop’s House, Norwich, NR3 1SB
Or alternatively, contact Sian Griffiths, Diocesan Assistant Safeguarding Adviser
(Please note Sian works on a part time basis. )
07342 999386 or [email protected]
Bishop’s House, Norwich NR3 1SB.