Publication - Independent report

A Review of Child Neglect in Scotland

The study reviewed the scale and nature of child neglect in Scotland and was conducted by researchers at te University of Stirling.

Early years	Service type	Extent of (reported) availability across Scotland
	Health visitor-based services and early years support staff	Widespread
	Targeted pregnancy and post-birth parental support	In a small number of areas
	Home Start	In some areas
	Targeted support for parents with young children	In most areas
	Family Centres/ Sure Start	Widespread
	Nurseries and pre-school education	Widespread
	Specialised programmes such as: Baby Massage, Fit Babies, Rhyme Time	In some areas

Primary school age	Service type	Extent of availability
	Nurture Groups	Fairly widespread
	School/Family Link support	In some areas
	Additional support for learning within school	Fairly widespread
	School nurse service	In some areas
	Psychological support	Widespread
	Integrated Children's services staff in schools	In some areas
	Specialised programmes, often in partnership with voluntary sector agencies, such as: Roots of Empathy, Time4Us and What about me?	In a small number of areas
	Breakfast and after school clubs	In some areas

High school age	Service type	Extent of availability
	School-based social work and educational welfare officers	In some areas
	Youth Advisory services	In some areas
	Befriending and mentoring schemes	In some areas
	Guidance Teacher support	Widespread
	Youth Justice social workers	Widespread
	Young Carers Support	Fairly widespread
	Specialised services run by voluntary sector agencies such as: Trauma Recovery and support for Young Runaways	In some areas
	Advocacy services	In a small number of areas

Parent/family services (all age)	Service type	Extent of availability
	Social work support including family support services	Widespread
	Health, social work and/or voluntary sector led parenting programmes	Fairly widespread
	Family Group Conferencing	In some areas
	Drug and alcohol services	Widespread
	Domestic violence support and Women's Aid	Fairly widespread
	Supported and community childminding services	In some areas
	Home Care services	Widespread
	A range of voluntary sector and partnership services such as: Stepping Stones for Families; CLASP (Aberlour); Breaking the Cycle; What about me?; Family Intervention Projects (Action for Children); Circle Scotland	Fairly widespread
	MEND programme (health equality) and Equally Well test site

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