Advice for Children and Young People
If you're worried about something there are organisations that can help you. You can contact them by phone or online. They can help with a range of problems.
Safeguarding is everyone's business
Welcome to the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland ensures that there are no barriers to protecting children and young people up to the age of 18 in Northern Ireland.
What we do
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Educate
- Make sure that everyone understands how important it is to keep children and young people safe
- Make sure that all the organisations involved are doing the best job possible
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Advise
- Report to the Department of Health about what the organisations are doing
- Give advice to organisations about best practice
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Engage
- Listen to the views of children and young people about the issues that matter to them
- Educate organisations through a programme of training events and consultations
Upcoming events
Our events allow anyone with an interest in safeguarding to keep up to date with best practice in Northern Ireland.
Ongoing online training for practitioners is available on Events and Training (safeguardingni.org)
Safeguarding is everyone's business
Advice for Parents and Carers
As a parent, carer, neighbour, teacher or anyone in contact with children and families you may at times have concerns about the welfare of a child. These could be concerns about their development, appearance or behaviour which may indicate signs of abuse.
Advice for Professionals and Volunteers
The SBNI is dedicated to the effective sharing of relevant information. This will include information regarding multi-agency training, lessons learned from Case Management Reviews, the dissemination of Safeguarding policies and procedures and additional useful resources.
