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Vision

We want all children and young people in Cornwall to have the rights & opportunities to grow and reach their potential, with positive relationships, physical health and mental wellbeing.

Objectives

  • Coordinate and develop VSCE sector offer for children and young people on Isles of Scilly
  • Support and facilitate good safeguarding practice in the VCSE sector.

Membership

Chair

Jo Davies, CEO at WILD Young Parents Project a charity working with families to meet their individual needs and create a positive start to family life.

Vice-Chair

TBC

VSF engagement support

Sarah Phillips, Engagement Officer

Members

Approximately 50 active

News

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Training offer

Children & Young People’s Mental Health: Early intervention Training Programme

This expert-led training programme is made up of short, bite-sized sessions in-person and online. and virtually, supported by a range of learning resources. It equips infant, children, and young people’s intervention staff to address a wide range of emotional, social, wellbeing and mental health challenges.

Information

OSCP Published Reviews

Two learning briefings relating to babies and in response to the sudden and unexpected death of a 14-year-old who died by suspected suicide.

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Information

Guidance on handling safeguarding allegations in a charity

This tool will help charities in England to handle the reporting of safeguarding allegations about the behaviour or actions of a person in their charity.

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Training offer

Self Harm Awareness: Children and Young People

This free, half-day training session is suitable for parent/carers, those working with children and young people, and/or anyone wanting to learn more about self harm in the context of young people.

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Reports

Babies’ and young children’s perspectives in practice

A paper to understand how research expertise might help other organisations to elicit and use young children’s perspectives in their practice.

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Reports

Maternal Mental Health Service Progress Report

The Maternal Mental Health Alliance has released new research into the current landscape of Maternal Mental Health Services (MMHS) in England.

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Assets

Cornwall Healthy Schools Toolkit

A new toolkit has been launched to help schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly boost the health and wellbeing of pupils and their families.

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Reports

NYA Youth Sector Census Snapshot Summer 2024

The 2024 Snapshot report shows that there’s increasing demand for mental health support set against precarious finances of voluntary sector youth work providers.