By Katy Kennedy | Corporate Fundraiser
Child neglect is the most common form of child abuse in the UK today. While we are learning more about the causes and consequences of the issue than ever before, it remains the biggest reason for a child to need protection. With studies suggesting neglect is robbing almost 1.5 million UK children of their childhood, it is in everybody's power to help.
In October 2009, we launched a dedicated campaign to raise awareness of child neglect. We have spoken to a broad cross-section of society, including the general public, childcare professionals and children themselves, to find out what they know about neglect and how often they see it. The results are startling: child neglect is everywhere and our collective response simply not good enough.
Neglecting the issue, written in partnership with the University of Stirling, is a new report which identifies six key gaps in knowledge about child neglect; gaps which need to be investigated in order to help reduce - and even prevent - the problem. These are: the role of fathers, targeting families, public health and prevention, parental and carers' views, actively seeking children's views, and understanding the scale of neglect.
The report also states that poverty, substance misuse and inability to access local family support services are among the factors that can increase child neglect.
Read more about our key findings in Neglecting the issue, attached.
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