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Action for Children launches urgent appeal to tackle child neglect |
Serious neglect kills — and, worryingly, studies suggest that up to 10% of children experience neglect.
That's why Action for Children are launching an urgent appeal to make the UK wake up to neglect, and raise £17 million over the next three years to help neglected children.
Why neglect?
Neglect is the biggest reason a child needs a child protection plan — more so than both physical and sexual abuse. It's a complicated problem that's often hard to spot. It could be a child who is unloved, goes to bed hungry night after night, or who wears dirty clothes to school each day — but the effects of neglect can be devastating.
What are we doing?
Because neglect is complex, tackling it can be tough — there are no quick fixes. But, with your help, we can be there for neglected children and young people for as long as it takes. For example, we will:
- reach out to children at risk of neglect — using mobile outreach services to help those most in need
- develop targeted, national programmes to tackle specific aspects of neglect, including nutrition and parenting classes
- ensure professionals have the skills and tools to identify and respond to neglect
- actively campaign so children's voices are heard
Please help us
With your help and our expertise, we really can make a difference. Please take your action for children now at www.actionforchildren.org.uk
Thank you, your support really does count.
Clare Tickell
Chief Executive
PS Watch our appeal advert featuring Davina McCall broadcast in the middle
advert break of the Channel 4 News tonight, on Monday 12 October here
If you want to know more about how your support is changing lives, simply visit our website www.actionforchildren.org.uk or call our Supporter Care team on 0300 123 2112.