On this page
- 1) Our hub in the South West and Channel Islands
- 2) Our direct services
- 3) NSPCC Jersey
- 4) Local campaigns
- 5) Schools service
- 6) Building connections
- 7) Together for Childhood, Plymouth
- 8) Fundraising
- 9) Helpline and Childline
- 10) Facts and figures from the South West and Channel Islands in 2023-24
- 11) Partnerships
- 12) Volunteering
- 13) Contact us
- 14) Follow us on Facebook
Our hub in the South West and Channel Islands
Our hub is based in Swindon, with centres in Plymouth and Jersey. From here, we work across the region with communities, schools and partners to make a real difference in the lives of children. Our direct services support parents and families in caring for their children, and our therapeutic assistance helps children move on from abuse.
Watch a video tour of our hub (adults)
Interested in learning more about our hub? And how we help keep children in the South West and Channel Islands safe every day? Watch our Swindon hub tour.
Watch a video tour of our hub (children)
Do you know a child planning to visit our hub? We've created a special tour just for them to help ease any worries they might have about visiting us.
Our direct services
Pregnancy in Mind (PiM) provides free mental health group support for parents-to-be, between 12 and 26 weeks of pregnancy, to find space for whatever they’re feeling.
It explores coping strategies, understanding your mental health, mindfulness, ways to boost your mood, relaxation, and connecting with your baby.
Email us about Pregnancy in Mind (PiM)
Or, watch our Pregnancy in Mind video
Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART™) helps mothers and children who have experienced domestic abuse talk about their experiences and rebuild their relationship.
Over a 10-week journey, children aged 7–14 and their mothers come together to explore their experiences, learn effective coping strategies, and rebuild the parent-child relationships that are essential for healing. This service is avilable at our Swindon hub.
Letting the Future In (LTFI) supports children recovering from sexual abuse.
In safe, therapeutic environments, children engage in activities like messy play, writing, storytelling and art with trained practitioners to help rebuild their lives. This service is available at our Swindon hub.
Local campaigns
It takes a whole community to help keep children safe. That's why our local campaigns team bring together organisations, parents, carers and professionals to create positive changes in your local communities.
We might bring one of our national campaigns to a local area, or work with our partners to develop something entirely new – we do whatever is needed to make sure everyone can play their part in protecting children from abuse.
In 2022–23, we reached over 2,100 professionals, parents and children through our local campaigns.
The Listen up, Speak up campaign helps every adult play their part in keeping children safe by helping them identify concerns and speak out for children.
We offer free 60-minute workshops for groups of adults, both in person and online. In these workshops we
- share information on the prevalence of abuse and neglect
- discuss barriers to seeking help
- explore responses to various scenarios
- develop strategies for difficult conversations
- and identify resources for further training and support.
Book a Listen up, Speak up workshop
Or why not complete our free, 10-minute online training session?
Talk PANTS is a simple yet effective way for adults to talk with children in an age-appropriate way to help keep them safe from sexual abuse.
Our local campaigns team work with parents, carers, early years settings, schools and communities to support adults and make them feel confident about having these important conversations.
You can talk PANTS with children aged 3–11 at home or in your school or early years setting. On these Talk PANTS webpages you’ll find easy-to-use tools for talking PANTS like lesson plans, the Pantosaurus song and guides for parents to start these important conversations.
In Plymouth we recently held our fourth annual Talk PANTS week, working with primary schools and early years groups, libraries, parents and professionals to reach more than 1,200 children directly within the week.
Parents and carers interact with their babies all the time without always realising how it's shaping their baby’s brain.
Look, Say, Sing, Play gives parents and carers simple tips to help their baby's brain develop while strengthening the bond between parent and child. These tips are easy to fit into everyday activities.
Our local campaigns team partners with different local authorities to support family hubs in sharing Look, Say, Sing, Play resources with families.
Following on from a local Look, Say, Sing, Play campaign in Swindon in 2021–22, we've recently delivered a bespoke Look, Say, Sing, Play Week in Swindon to share new resources with professionals, parents and carers.
We visited community parent/baby groups and ran webinars for professionals, as well as supplying resources to early years practitioners in the area.
We've also worked with a Bristol-based charity, Project Mama, to develop adapted Look, Say, Sing, Play resources for refugee and displaced Mums, tailoring the resources to their needs and environment.
Schools service
Through the delivery of our schools service, we make sure every child’s voice is heard and valued. We have schools coordinators based across the region, supporting local schools in every community.
Speak out Stay safe is a safeguarding programme for children aged 5–11, which is available to all primary schools in the South West and Channel Islands, as well as across the UK.
It helps children to understand that they always have a right to feel safe, and that they can speak to a safe adult or Childline if they ever need help or support.
We want all young people to understand healthy behaviours in relationships, and recognise their right to be safe, heard and respected.
Talk Relationships supports secondary schools to confidently deliver inclusive relationships and sex education.
Building connections
Our new online text befriending service, Building Connections, aims to help young people tackle loneliness head-on.
No matter where they are in the UK, young people can be referred to us by any professional who knows them, such as a teacher, social worker, coach or doctor.
Together for Childhood, Plymouth
Together for Childhood is a transformative, long-term project working with the Plymouth community to prevent child sexual abuse.
Our local team strengthens relationships between partner organisations, such as local authorities, charities and schools.
Helpline and Childline
Abuse can happen at any time, day or night. If you're concerned about a child, our specialist Helpline team is here to listen, offer advice and take action when needed. Likewise, our Childline counsellors are available to support young people 24/7, every day of the year.
Facts and figures from the South West and Channel Islands in 2023-24
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15,400
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