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Children and Young People Resources

Posters and leaflet

Feel safe at home (pdf, 2.17 Mb)
'Love me, loves me not' leaflet (pdf, 744 Kb)
Expect respect leaflet (pdf, 763 Kb)
Expect respect A4 poster (pdf, 258 Kb)
The Hideout poster for young people (pdf, 2.31 Kb)
The Hideout poster for children (pdf, 1.45 Mb)

General

Children and Domestic Abuse paper - Written by Patrick Neil 2006 (pdf, 43.7 Kb)
The effects on babies and toddlers of witnessing violence: - And how we might help them recover. (pdf, 944 Kb)
NSPCC Children and families experiencing domestic violence: Police and children’s social services responses’ - full (pdf, 1.5 Mb)
NSPCC Children and families experiencing domestic violence: Police and children’s social services responses’ - executive summary (pdf, 604 Kb)
NSPCC - Partner exploitation and violence in teenage intimate relationships - full (pdf, 1.4 Mb)
NSPCC - Partner exploitation and violence in teenage intimate relationships - executive summary (pfd, 309 Kb)
NPSPCC - Domestic abuse within South Asian Communities: the specific needs of women, children and young people - executive summary ( pdf, 210 Kb)
NPSPCC - Domestic abuse within South Asian Communities: the specific needs of women, children and young people - full (pdf, 670 Kb)
NSPCC - Understanding the links: Child abuse, animal abuse and domestic abuse (pdf, 315 Kb)
Childline case notes on children talking to Childline about family problems (pdf, 595 Kb)
Review of the Sexulisation of Young People in Society - 2010 (pdf, 154 Mb)

Parenting

Parenting arrangements after domestic violence (pdf, 232 Kb)
Parent talk referral form (.doc, 157 Kb)

Risk Assessment

Child risk indicator matrix A3 (pdf, 113 Kb)
Next steps guide A4 (pdf, 19.8 Kb)
Child risk indicator matrix and next steps guide A4 (pdf, 600 Kb)
Child risk indicator matrix and next steps guide A3 (pdf,140 Kb)

Educational resources

No Joke Education Pack (pdf, 3.38 Mb)
Spiraling toolkit, (pdf, 1.14 Mb)
Expect Respect Toolkit (3.87 Mb)
Power of love flyer (pdf, 2.51 Mb)

Safety and protective behaviours workbooks

Child safety planning workbook (.doc, 1.71 Kb)
Child safety planning workbook (.pdf, 411 Kb)
Young person safety planning workbook (.doc, 542 Kb)
Young person safety planning workbook (.pdf, 136 Kb)

Policy and guidance document's

Oxfordshire children's safeguarding board - Responding to Children and young people who are at risk from domestic abuse: Policy and guidance 
Improving safety, reducing harm: Children, young people and domestic violence: A practical toolkit for frontline practitioners (pdf, 15.6 Mb)
Working Together to Safeguard Children: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (pdf, 2526 Kb)

Books 

Children Living with Domestic Violence: Towards a Framework for Assessment and Intervention [Paperback] By Martin C. Calder, Gordon T. Harold and Emma Howarth (2004)

Domestic Violence and Child Protection: Directions for Good Practice by Catherine Humphreys and Nicky Stanley (2006)

Children's Perspectives on Domestic Violence by Professor Audrey Mullender, Gill Hague, Ms Umme F Imam, and Ms Liz Kelly (2002)

Making an Impact: Children and Domestic Violence - A Reader by Marianne Hester, Chris Pearson, Nicola Harwin, and Hilary Abrahams (2006)

Child Protection, Domestic Violence and Parental Substance Misuse: Family Experiences and Effective Practice (Quality Matters in Children's Services) by Hedy Cleaver, Don Nicholson, Sukey Tarr, and Deborah Cleaver (2007)

Mothering Through Domestic Violence by Lorraine Radford and Marianne Hester (2006)

Domestic Violence and Family Safety: A Systemic Approach to Working with Violence in Families by Janette Cooper and Arlene Vetere (Paperback - 10 Jun 2005)

Stop Hitting Mum!: Children Talk About Domestic Violence by Adrienne Katz  (2003)

Books for children

Good Day, Bad Day by Kathryn White and Cliff Wright (2000)

Talking About Domestic Abuse: A Photo Activity Workbook to Develop Communication Between Mothers and Young People by
Catherine Humphreys , Ravi K. Thiara , Audrey Mullender, Agnes Skamballis  (2006)

Talking to My Mum: A Picture Workbook for Workers, Mothers and Children Affected by Domestic Abuse - by Catherine Humphreys, Ravi K. Thiara, Audrey Mullender, and Agnes Skamballis Paperback (2006)

Clover's Secret: Helping Kids Cope with Domestic Violence by Christine M. Winn and David Walsh (2001)

In Love and in Danger:  A Teen’s Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships by Barrie Levy, Copyright–February, By Barrie Levey, (1998)

Domestic Violence (Talking About) by Nicola Edwards (2005)

The Reducing the risk website is hosted by:
Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND
reducingtherisk@oxfordshire.gov.uk