How to use our search option
Please type in your keyword, then use the filters to refine your results.
- Looking for a CELCIS resource? Then select produced by CELCIS
- Choose a topic you're interested in like looked after at home or children's hearings
- Choose the type of resources you want like research, evaluation or policy.
- Know the date it was published? Then select the year
Avoid using general keywords like 'children'. To get the best results try to be specific.
Boolean is not supported on our search.
Filter your search 
We have found 49 results based on your search. You can filter further with the dropdown options above.
Sibling sexual abuse: A knowledge and practice overview
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Sexual abuse | Author: Peter Yates and Stuart Allardyce
Sexual abuse involving child siblings is thought to be the most common form of intra-familial child sexual abuse, perhaps up to three time…
Child sexual exploitation: definition and summary
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Scottish Government
Definition of child sexual exploitation for Scotland, and summary of how the definition should be applied.
Response to Healthcare Improvement Scotland on Healthcare and Forensic Medical Services for People who have Experienced Rape, Sexual Assault, or Child Sexual Abuse: Children Young People and Adults (Draft Final Indicators)
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Sexual abuse | Author: Alex McTier, Ruth Sills
The paper sets out CELCIS’ response to the consultation on Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Healthcare and Forensic Medical Services for Peo…
An Evaluation of Stop to Listen
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Local authority, Sexual abuse | Author: Ruth Sills
This report details the journey of Stop to Listen from planning to implementation and evaluation. It will focus on the changes the pathfinder…
Sexual Exploitation of Looked After Children in Scotland
Year: 2013 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Historical abuse | Author: CELCIS
This report gives us urgent insight and raises critical questions about the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable group.
Sexual exploitation of children involved in the Children’s Hearings System
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration and Barnardo’s Scotland
A research report on the sexual exploitation of children involved in the Children’s Hearings System by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Admin…
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) Core Components Checklist for Child Protection Committees
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Developed by the CSE Data Indicators Sub-Group of the National Child Sexual Exploitation Group
Core Component Checklist to support Child Protection Committees with their response to Child Sexual Exploitation by considering whether the “…
Evaluation of National Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Trafficking Workshops
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking | Author: Moira McKinnon
Evaluation report of workshops delivered to Child Protection Committees Scotland to share key learning in relation to local area approaches t…
National Child Sexual Exploitation Workshops Evaluation Report
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Scottish Government
The aim of the workshops were to provide an opportunity for child protection committees to share key learning in relation to local area appro…
Child Sexual Exploitation Definition and Practitioner Briefing Paper
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Scottish Government
This paper outlines the new national definition of child sexual exploitation (CSE) for Scotland and some key contextual considerations.
National Action Plan to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation Progress Report 2017/18
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Scottish Government
The National Action Plan to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation was initially published in 2014 and updated in March 2016. This is a…
Child Protection Committees’ Processes and Practices in Relation to Child Sexual Exploitation
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Alex McTier
Report on research CELCIS carried out as part of Scotland’s second national Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) action plan. Scotland’s Child Pro…
Response to consultation on the Clinical Pathway for Children and Young People who have disclosed sexual abuse
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child protection, Sexual abuse | Author: Lizzie Morton
Our submission supports the alignment of responses to child sexual abuse with the Barnahus approach.
The Traumatic Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: A Conceptualization - published 1985
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Sexual abuse | Author: David Finkelhor, Ph.D., and Angela Browne, Ph.D.
A framework is proposed for a more systematic understanding of the effects of child sexual abuse.
Preventing and responding to child sexual exploitation: evidence from inspections of care services for children and young people
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Care Inspectorate
The findings in this report arose from a focused programme of scrutiny to see whether the foundations are in place to support care services t…
Nightwatch CSE materials
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE) | Author: Barnardo's
These postcards and posters have been developed to support night-time economy staff with their role in preventing Child sexual exploitation.
Child Sexual Exploitation Conference: Implications from Rotherham for Scotland
Year: 2014 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Historical abuse, Legislation | Author: Police Scotland, Social Work Scotland, CELCIS
Strategic and operational discussion with an opportunity to shape the future of child protection in Scotland.
Data poses questions as well as answers, so what questions arise from Scotland's Child Protection 2021-2022 Statistics?
Year: | Topic:
Child protection, Local authority, COVID | Author: Dr Alex McTier
Dr Alex McTier, Evidence and Evaluation Specialist at CELCIS, takes a closer look at Scotland’s Child Protection 2021-2022 Statistics to unco…
Survey of Child Protection Committees (2019)
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Sexual abuse | Author: Developed by the CSE Data Indicators Sub-Group1 of the National Child Sexual Exploitation Group
This survey follows the first, baseline survey of Scotland’s Child Protection Committees completed in summer 2016. Developed by the CSE Data …
Child migrants around the world are being denied their human rights
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, International | Author: Chrissie Gale, Jennifer Davidson, Nigel Cantwell
Vast numbers of children and families are on the move around the world. There are now 30m children displaced by conflict, the highest since W…
Consultation response: Protecting children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 and section 42 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
CELCIS response to the Scottish Government’s consultation “Protecting children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotl…
The Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome - published 1983
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Sexual abuse | Author: Roland C. Summit, M.D.
This study draws in part from statistically validated assumptions regarding prevalence, age relationships and role characteristics of child s…
Protecting children from harm
Year: 2015 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Sexual abuse | Author: Children’s Commissioner for England
A critical assessment of child sexual abuse in the family network in England and priorities for action.
What story does Scotland's latest statistics on child protection tell?
Year: | Topic:
Child protection | Author: Alex McTier
In this blog post, Dr Alex McTier, Evidence and Evaluation Specialist at CELCIS, takes a closer look at Scotland’s Child Protection 2022-2023…
National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2023
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Active implementation | Author: The Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has updated National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland which was published in 2021.
Connections are key: the importance of relationship-based practice in supporting refugees and asylum seekers
Year: | Topic:
International | Author: Lorraine Ward
During Refugee Week, Lorraine Ward writes about why connections are key in helping young asylum seekers and refugees to build happy, fulfilli…
SIRCC 2020 Online | Being the lighthouse
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Residential care, SIRCC | Author: Louise Wallwein
Five short clips From Louise Wallwein's keynote at SIRCC 2019 have been extracted to support reflection individually and/or discussion by the…
Let’s stamp stigma out for care experienced once and for all
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Stigma | Author: Joe Rankin
Guest Joe Rankin of the Nevis Group discusses the need to stamp out stigma for those with care experience.
Barnardo’s (2015) Digital Dangers The impact of technology on the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people
Year: 2015 | Topic:
Online safety | Author: Barnardo's
This report makes a number of recommendations relating to service provision; training for professionals; and policy change.
Team work works and all relationships matter
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Looked after at home | Author: Dr Christine Puckering
Dr Christine Puckering from Mellow Parenting tells the story of a family and how trauma informed care can foster better relationships.
Keeping Children Safe - Information disclosure about child sexual offenders
Year: 2014 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Sexual abuse | Author: NSPCC
Community disclosure is now running in your area. This will provide a formal route for the public to directly raise child protection concerns…
Care leavers don't get sanctioned in Falkirk thanks to Moneywise
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Local authority, Throughcare and aftercare, Financial Insecurity | Author: Norma Brown
Norma Brown of Falkirk Council describes their Moneywise project and the difference it's making to the lives of care leavers in the area.
Adoption: dispelling the myths and realising the reality
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Adoption, Permanence | Author: Fiona Aitken
The rewards of adopting can far outweigh any barriers
Living on a railway line
Year: 2014 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Historical abuse, International | Author: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Professor Andrew Rowland
How the UK can better tackle child abuse, neglect and exploitation with 10 UK recommendations.
Framework for Risk Assessment Management and Evaluation (FRAME) with children aged 12-17
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Harmful sexual behaviour | Author: The Scottish Government
When working with children where parts of their behaviour may cause or have
caused serious harm, the approach taken should be informed by thi…
A Guide to Youth Justice in Scotland: policy, practice and legislation
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Harmful sexual behaviour | Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
This guidance from the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ), is aimed at practitioners and managers working with children an…
Harmful sexual behaviours by children
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Harmful sexual behaviour | Author: Kristina Moodie
This report, by the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ), aimed to examine any links between childhood experiences and harmf…
CELCIS’s response to the National Care Service Consultation
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people, COVID | Author: CELCIS
Proposals for a National Care Service in Scotland were published for consultation by the Scottish Government in August 2021.
CELCIS’s respons…
CELCIS's commitment to keeping The Promise
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Emotional abuse, Fabricated or Induced Illness in children, Female Genital Mutilation, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Historical abuse, International, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Online safety, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Physical abuse, Residential care, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: CELCIS
Learn more about CELCIS’s response and our offer to work in collaboration with The Promise and those working to support children, young peopl…
Raising the age of referral to the Children’s Reporter – CELCIS Consultation Response
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Physical abuse, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Paul Sullivan, Kate MacKinnon, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams
CELCIS has responded to the Scottish Government Care and Justice consultation on raising the age of referral to the Children’s Reporter to 18…
‘Children have a right to education – regardless of immigration status’
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Education, International | Author: Jennifer Davidson, Chrissie Gale
This article was first published by TES on the support teachers can offer unaccompanied and separated children.
National Statistics for children referred to social care services in England and Wales
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Adoption, Child protection, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse | Author: Department for Education
The Department for Education has published its annual children in need census in England for 2017 to 2018. The numbers are based on data from…
The mistrusting brain and blocked care
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Foster care, Siblings, Brothers and sisters | Author: Edwina Grant
Evidence suggests that DDP (attachment-focused family therapy) is effective in helping recovery from developmental trauma. Here's how.
Emotional neglect and emotional abuse in pre-school children
Year: 2012 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Emotional abuse | Author: NSPCC
Leaflet on what is known about children aged less than six years who have been emotionally neglected or emotionally abused.
Neglect or emotional abuse in teenagers aged 13-18
Year: 2014 | Topic:
Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Emotional abuse | Author: NSPCC
Leaflet summary of the scientific literature that describes what teenagers aged 13-18 who are experiencing neglect or emotional abuse say abo…
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care Vol 16 No 2
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Education, International, Residential care | Author: Graham Connelly (Editor)
This issue contains a collection of four peer-reviewed research articles, three shorter commentaries, a paper previously published in the Ind…
A long journey to justice
Year: 2015 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Historical abuse, Local authority, Physical abuse, Residential care, Sexual abuse | Author: Moyra Hawthorn
A blog by Moyra Hawthorn detailing a decade striving for justice.
International literature review of LGBT foster carers research
Year: 2015 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, International, Legislation | Author: Helen Cosis Brown,Judy Sebba, Nikki Luke
The recruitment, assessment, support and supervision of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender foster carers.
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care Vol 4 No 1
Year: 2005 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Residential care | Author: Irene Stevens (Editor)
An assortment of articles ranging from job satisfaction in residential child care to looking after sexually abused young people.
How to use our search?
Please type in your keyword, then use the filters to refine your results.
- Looking for a CELCIS resource? Then select produced by CELCIS
- Choose a topic you're interested in like looked after at home or children's hearings
- Choose the type of resources you want like research, evaluation or policy.
- Know the date it was published? Then select the year
Avoid using general keywords like 'children'. To get the best results try to be specific.
Boolean is not supported on our search.