Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting. FGM has no health benefits, and it harms girls and women in many ways. It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and interferes with the natural functions of girls’ and women’s bodies.

Professionals who are concerned that a child may be at risk of FGM should visit our Professionals page for more information. Members of the public should report a concern if you are worried about a specific child.

More information on FGM can be found on the Bristol Against Violence and Abuse website, or download the below leaflets:

FGM leaflet

FGM and the law leaflet

PREVENT

Building the Bridge is the organisation that works to keep Bristol communities safe against radicalisation and extremism. This leaflet lets you know what help and information is available if you have concerns that someone may be vulnerable to radicalisation.

Keeping Bristol communities safe from radicalisation

SEND Offer

The Findability resource contains information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families, including all schools and SEN schools in Bristol.

http://www.findabilitybristol.org.uk/

 

Child Sexual Exploitation

Free From Fear

Free From Fear is a film premiere, designed by young people, to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation among young people. The project was put forward by young people supported by Barnardo’s. The film features three spoken word performances on surviving sexual abuse through the viewpoint of the older self, giving strength to the younger self.

See the film here

 

Shout Out Speak Out Leaflet

The below leaflet has been adapted for Bristol from a design developed by Barnardo's Northern Ireland and the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland. We would like to thank them for their support in sharing this leaflet.

Poster - This version can be printed as a leaflet or an A3 poster

Foldable Leaflet - This version can be printed and folded in to a pocket sized leaflet.

 

County Lines

County lines is the police term for urban gangs supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns. It involves child criminal exploitation (CCE) as gangs use children and vulnerable people to move drugs and money.

Following the publication of County Lines guidance last year, the Home Office is now working with partners to raise awareness of county lines. A range of materials have been developed to help statutory and non-statutory staff identify victims and report concerns to protect those exploited through this criminal activity.

Home Office County Lines Guidance

County Lines posters and leaflets

Resources for Private Security

Resources for Taxi and Private Hire

Resources for Bus and Coach Companies

Resources for Train Operating Companies

Resources for Private Landlords and Letting Agents

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are stressful events or experiences that occur in childhood. Studies have found that as the number of ACEs increased in the population studied, so did the risk of experiencing a range of health conditions in adulthood.

Bristol is an ACE aware city and held a conference on ACEs in March 2019. You can see the presentations from that conference here.

Resilience is a film about ACEs that can be screened in schools and other professional environments. For a copy of the film please contact us.