Introduction

Many critical issues impact children and young people in Ireland today, poverty, mental health concerns, social media and technology, housing shortages to name a few. The issues are typically interconnected and can affect a child’s wellbeing, access to education and opportunities. While poverty does not equate to neglect it is certainly a risk factor that can create challenging circumstances which may make it difficult for parents to address children’s needs.

Within the NBSCCCI we provide training resources to the Church around creating and supporting safe environments for children and young people within the children’s ministry.  We guide those attending training to be able to recognize and respond appropriately to abuse situations, however children and young people are now experiencing much different challenges than even a couple of years ago.

The alertness of adults in connecting with children and young people, combined with education and support, can be a proactive step in building knowledge and resilience in children and young people. Through this section of the website we hope to sign post the reader to relevant excellent resources and tools to support and empower you to be knowledgable on current issues for children and young people. 

https://www.tusla.ie/services/family-community-support/prevention-partnership-and-family-support/i-am-a-young-person/child-youth-participation/resources-by-young-people/ 

https://www.familysupportni.gov.uk/

Barnardos provides information on childcare, bullying, and numeracy development. https://www.barnardos.ie/

MindEd Hub offers quality-assured information on child development, mental health, and how to identify and support children at risk. https://www.minded.org.uk/

Help My Kid Learn offers ideas to help children learn every day. Additionally, Libraries Ireland provides access to online parenting courses, and Barnardos operates a national database of parenting courses.

ParentLine also offers online courses in partnership with Parents Plus https://parentline.ie/

https://www.cybersafekids.ie/ empower children, parents and educators on the landscape of the world wide web.

https://www.waynedenner.com/ for all aspects of safeguarding children online. 

ISPCC Digital Ready Hub - ISPCC providing parent and digital hubs to empower and support children and parents. 

https://spunout.ie/ provides an online learning platform for mental health and emotional wellbeing. 

UCD has a training for their students on being an active bystander - https://www.ucd.ie/dignityandrespect/training/dignityandrespecttraining/

If you are aware of other web resources that should be on this page please email lyn.mcdermott@safeguarding.ie