Three UK universities are undertaking an NSPCC funded research study called “Talking about Child Protection,” and they need your help.
The study will explore the experiences and views of maltreated deaf and/or disabled children and young people about Child Protection Services.
The project, led by the University of Edinburgh, with partners from Strathclyde and Coventry Universities, is now recruiting participants for interviews.
Can you help?
This is an important project because it is the first time the young deaf and disabled people are being asked for their views on the Child Protection System.
It is hoped that the study will provide valuable lessons about how services can better protect and support them.
The researchers, including Audrey Cameron, (a Research Fellow based at the Child Protection Research Centre at University of Edinburgh), will be interviewing deaf or disabled young people aged 11 or older from across the UK who have either experience of the child protection system, or who may have been abused but did not access services.
Interviews will be made accessible according to the young person’s individual needs.
More information can be found on the website, with BSL video clips and voice-over narrative: http://www.childprotection.ed.
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pennybsl
September 23, 2014
Hope that the researchers have seen and understood the NSPCC’s resources for Deaf youngsters, they help define the differences between deaf & disabled children in challenging situations. They were developed with a Deaf NSPCC professional, hence
Deaf children’s issues are mainly to do with communication, perceptions about deafness and assumptions by the abusers that deaf victims cannot ‘voice’ their experiences. It is imperative that the research contacts professionals – Deaf/hearing – who knows this strand well, even from their own experiences.
Audrey Cameron
September 23, 2014
Hi Penny, thanks for your comment. I am one of the researchers. We are carrying out research on behalf of NSPCC to document individual experiences and views from the young people who have been abused or maltreated as a child. What they think of the child protection system. We are aware of the important work carried out before to help and develop vital resources. We are inviting people aged 11years or above to tell us their stories. There is no upper age limit. Their stories will help to improve setvices for other deaf or disabled children. I am very happy to discuss this further -I can be contacted by email Audrey.m.cameron@ed.ac.uk
rob barlow
September 25, 2014
I wonder if they would be brave enough to extend this to communication abuse, and abuse related to that kind of thing (I am sure you can guess what I mean !) as has been done in Ireland and elsewhere ?!