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...
by David Niven | Nov 5, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Podcasts
The Social World Podcast After a good look at some of the inside pages in the media I discuss: A new book by a Swedish psychiatrist criticising liberal parenting and challenging a long held belief in Swedish society concerning the ways that children are disciplined...
by David Niven | Nov 1, 2013 | Children & Social Care, Social Work, Training
Disabled children and the relation to child abuse I strongly believe that safeguarding disabled children practice should be no different no matter what the circumstances are. Children are children and the right to a safe and high quality childhood should be the aim of...
by David Niven | Oct 30, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children
There seems to be a contradiction of opinion and statistics between anti-social behaviour and a survey of substantial numbers in the community, according to an article I recently read. A Deputy Chief Constable leading on anti-social behaviour pointed out that,...
