by David Niven | Nov 28, 2013 | Child Abuse, Media, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
The wrong accusations of paedophiles Bijan Ebrahimi was beaten to death and set on fire in Bristol over the summer. He was falsely accused of being a paedophile and was already the victim of hate crime that took the form of racial and physical abuse on the estate...
by David Niven | Nov 26, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Child exploitation Once again child sexual exploitation is in the news. The final report from the national enquiry headed by Sue Berelowitz, Deputy Children’s Commissioner, found a serious situation. Not only are local authorities unable to fully deal with the...
by David Niven | Nov 21, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Jonathan Singer on youth suicide; Thoughts on Sri Lanka I am delighted to have interviewed Jonathan Singer, a podcaster and assistant professor of Social Work at Temple University, Philadelphia, about his research on youth suicide in America. I hope to maintain...
by David Niven | Nov 14, 2013 | Child Abuse, Media, Podcasts, Training
Faith based child abuse, Bullying & Media Training I share thoughts on child abuse in relation to faith and belief. I also cover cyber bullying as next week is anti-bullying week. Finally I reflect on a busy week giving media interviews to both radio and...
by David Niven | Nov 13, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Social Work
National Action Plan on child abuse due to faith or belief In response to a National Action Plan convened in 2011 to tackle child abuse due to faith or belief, today I chaired a meeting involving a variety of child protection experts from different disciplines...
by David Niven | Nov 5, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Children of domestic violence Domestic violence within families has a profound effect on children’s emotional development and attachment. When you’re four or five and you’re very small and every night is filled with the sounds of arguments, the screaming, the...
