Child Sexual Abuse

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The Bromley Child Sexual Abuse Care Pathway was updated in 2024 and can be found in our Policies and Procedures page. This sets out what professionals in Bromley should do regarding CSA medicals and seeking support for children and families.

An allegation or suspicion of child sexual abuse (sexual assault or rape) must be acted upon robustly. It is a difficult area for staff to manage. CSA includes physical contact (both penetrative and non-penetrative acts), non-contact activities such as exposure to sexually explicit material, and child sexual exploitation (CSE). All referrals will go through the Children and Families Hub.

Support Services for Bromley children and young people who have been sexually abused

Referral Form
Parental Agreement Form
Young Person 16+ Agreement Form

Please look at the following new and exciting resources recently published by the CSA Centre

• All CSA Centre Practice resources: CSA Centre Practice resources
• Signs and Indicators of abuse resource: Signs & Indicators Template
• Communicating with children about abuse resource: Communicating with Children Guide
• Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending: Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending guide
• Sibling sexual abuse and behaviour: Helpful research and resources to support professionals to improve their understanding of the nature and consequences of sibling sexual behaviour and abuse and give them the guidance to act. Sibling sexual abuse and behaviour guide and report
• Helping education settings: Resource for education settings
• Using supervision and team settings: Using supervision and team settings guide
• Supporting parents and carers: A guide for those working with families affected by child sexual abuse: Supporting Parents and Carers Guide
• The CSA Centre has also produced 12 short videos on child sexual abuse: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/knowledge-in-practice/practice-improvement/supporting-practice-in-tackling-child-sexual-abuse/
• Key messages from research on CSA: The CSA Centre's ‘Key messages from research’ papers aim to provide succinct, relevant information for frontline practitioners and commissioners. This paper brings together learning from existing research on the perpetration of child sexual abuse (CSA) by adults.

Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership have kindly shared an example of a multiagency audit tool they have developed responding to the Safeguarding Child Practice Review Panel report into intrafamilial abuse. Click on the pic below to access.