Safeguarding
Christ Church is committed to Safeguarding and has adopted the National and Diocesan Policies.
If you have a safeguarding concern regarding our parish, please inform the Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator Beverley Barnett
on 07922696364 or via email parishsafeguarding.gandt@gmail com.
If a child or adult is at immediate risk of significant harm, in the first instance you should always contact the police on 999.
General Numbers
Police:
Non-emergency 101
Emergency 999
Healthcare:
Non-emergency 111
Emergency 999
Helplines
NSPCC for adults concerned about a child – 0808 800 5000
Childline for children and young people – 0800 1111
Action on Elder Abuse helpline – 0808 808 8141
24-hour National Domestic Violence helpline – 0808 2000 247
NAPAC offers support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse – 08088010331
Stop It Now helps prevent child sexual abuse – 0808 1000 900
Cruse bereavement helpline – 0808 808 1677
Family Lives provides support and advice on family issues – 0808 800 222
Samaritans for people struggling to cope and needing someone to talk to – 116 123
Local Services:
Staffordshire/Stoke Children's Services
Office hours: 0800 1313126
Out of hours: 0345 6042719
Emergency: 999
Staffordshire/Stoke Adult's Services:
Office hours: 0345 6042719
Out of hours: 0345 6042719
Emergency: 999
Diocese Safeguarding:
Office hours: 01543 306030
Out of hours: 0845 1204550
Sources of support for victims and families of abuse:
The Survivors Trust – http://thesurvivorstrust.org
Safeline – www.safeline.org.uk/what-can-friends-and-family-members-do-tosupport-survivors-of-sexual-abuse
SupportLine – www.supportline.org.uk/problems/rape_sexual-assault.php
Victim Support – www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/childhood-abuse
Useful Websites:
www.lichfield.anglican.org/safeguarding/
