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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Linda Jackson

Preventing child abuse: five ways to help keep children safe

Sad little boy looks out the window.
Children who become withdrawn and spend more time in their bedroom may be experiencing abuse. Photograph: Oliver Helbig/Getty Images

Many people think that preventing child abuse is the sole job of social workers and the police. But everyone has a role to play in keeping young people safe. Together with schools, sports and youth clubs and others in your community, you can prevent abuse by simply acting on worries – big or small, says NSPCC children’s practitioner Leila Canay.

Drawing on her experience working for Together for Childhood, an NSPCC community-led programme aimed at the prevention of child sexual abuse, Canay has these five ways you can help.

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