Key external contacts (during school holidays and after 5pm during term time):
During school holidays or after 5pm during term time Milton Keynes Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) should be the first point of contact to make a referral or consult Children's Services regarding concerns about a child. Please call 01908 253169 or 01908 253170.
Milton Keynes Emergency Social Work team can be contacted on 01908 265545 or email them here.
Other key contacts:
Police - call the police on 999 where a child or other person is at immediate risk of harm. For non urgent matters call 101.
Milton Keynes University Hospital A & E - 01908 995913.
Useful sources of advice and guidance:
The following organisations and charities can help you if you have concerns or want to know more about:
Bullying:
Childline - call 0800 1111 or visit their website here.
Kidscape - email info@kidscape.org.uk or visit their website here.
Domestic violence/abuse:
MK:act - call 0344 375 4307 or visit their website here.
Drugs/substance misuse:
Frank - call 0300 123 6600 or visit their website here.
FGM:
NSPCC - call the FGM helpline on 0800 028 3550
Mental health:
Milton Keynes Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - call 01908 724228 or visit their website here. You can view their leaflet for parents and carers here.
Young Person's Sanctuary - A drop in service is available seven days a week for 14 - 17 year olds in mental health distress. No referral is needed and the service is open from 4pm to 10pm, 365 days a year, at CAMHS Eaglestone Health Centre, Standing Way, Milton Keynes MK6 5AZ, You can see their leaflet here.
Young Minds - call 0808 802 5544 or visit their website here.
MIND - call 0300 330 0648 or visit their website here.
Honour based abuse (including forced marriage/child marriage/coercive control):
Karma Nirvana - call 0800 599 9247 or visit their website here.
Online safety/online sexual abuse:
NSPCC - call 0808 800 5000 or visit their website here.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) - visit their website here.
Radicalisation:
NSPCC - call 0808 800 5000 or visit their website here.
Sexual abuse:
NSPCC - call the report abuse in education helpline on 0800 136 663. Details of other dedicated helplines can be found here.
Knife crime:
Action for Children - handy tips and guidance.
Fearless - guidance and information about crimes and issues for young people including knife crime (and where young people can report crime completely anonymously.
The Ben Kinsella Trust - knife crime awareness charity.
NSPPC -help and guidance if you are worried about a young person.
Crimestoppers - for reporting crime or information anonymously.
No Knives Better Lives - information and resources about knife crime and the impacts for parents and their young people (videos are probably more suitable for older students).