The office of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (HPCC) has announced the launch of new educational materials under the Not In Our Community (NIOC) initiative.

Developed by eski, these resources aim to educate young people in the Humber region about crime prevention and safety. Building on the success of last year's relaunch, NIOC has expanded its reach and now offers a number of important topics. 

Relevant departments from Humberside Police, local authorities and experts from other organisations have reviewed the educational materials. 

Operation Lemur Alpha was established in March 2021 following a decision by the Doncaster Safeguarding Partners to initiate a Complex Abuse Investigation (CAI) focused on concerns relating to children and young people and adults living in residential care. Three residential homes included in the review, two of which are specialist residential schools offering education and care for children and young people who have complex needs, including behaviour that may challenge and learning disabilities, often in association with autism.

The investigation focused on the scale and nature of abuse and harm experienced by children and young adults while residing in the care of the three residential homes.

In January 2022, the secretary of state for education confirmed the appointment of Dame Christine Lenehan as lead for a national review. The review is known as 'Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings'.

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) say that ‘We live in a world awash with misinformation. That’s why, for Child Safety Week 2025, our theme is Safety is for Sharing.’

To make sharing their key safety messages easier, all CAPT’s free resources are together in one place, for use by practitioners with the families you work with.

All details, guidance and toolkits can be found on the CAPT wesbite. Remember, Safety is for Sharing!

Learn more about Child Safety Week and read more safety advice at the button below.

Safeguarding Week runs from Monday, 16 to Friday, 20 June 2025.

The East Riding Children Safeguarding Partner and Adult Safeguarding Board have worked with regional partners to bring together a week of safeguarding sessions during Safeguarding week

The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership has a full schedule of information events available to both members of the public and professionals.

Visit the NYSCP website find out more and to book.

The full schedule is available at the button below.

The annual Infant Mental Health Week is taking place between Monday, 9 and Sunday, 15 June. It provides an opportunity to promote the importance of supporting the mental wellbeing of babies.

This year’s theme is “Who is holding the baby?”, which aims to draw attention to the gaps in services that help vulnerable babies and their families. These might be babies whose parents can’t bond as easily with them due to trauma, or mental or physical health difficulties. It is thought that more than one in 10 babies in the UK are now living in fear, confusion and stress.

The Parent-Infant Foundation is hosting a number of free information events across the week that you can get involved in.

Across the East Riding, there is a wealth of support available, including our Infant Mental Health Parent Pack, and images from the Is It Normal campaign.

Access the resources at the button below, and please share them with any families you think would benefit. 

It is tragic that 54 children and young people died from asthma in the four years to March 2023, some of whom were East Riding residents. Could these have been prevented? Sadly (according to the President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Professor Steve Turner) the answer is yes.

There is no cure for asthma, but effective preventers and relievers are available, but they must be used more effectively by children. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) published a report into child deaths due to asthma or anaphylaxis. It revealed that hundreds of children and young people who survived a near-fatal asthma attack during this four-year period could have had less severe episodes, or perhaps could have been completely preventable.

There are a number of resources available regarding asthma in children at the button below.

Our family help team has recently adopted the Solihull Parenting Approach.

Developed by NHS experts, this online learning is designed to be flexible and accessible, helping all parents and carers feel more informed, better connected, and less isolated.

The Solihull Approach provides online learning for professionals and all families across the East Riding. The platform enables them to access help easily and quickly, offering high quality, evidence-based parenting information, advice and guidance.  

Please share this useful resource with any families you and your teams think will find it beneficial.

We have a number of training opportunities available throughout June and July, both online and virtual. 

To book a place at these events, or any of our other training offered, please use your LMS account and go to Events > Available Events.

To register for an account with us please go to our website at erscp.co.uk

Some of the topics include:

• Child Exploitation and Extrafamilial Harm
• E-Learning Course Explanation
• E-Safety
• Fabricated Illness
• Parental Mental Health Awareness

The Royal Life Saving Society UK warned that 49% of UK accidental drownings occur between May and August. When UK average maximum air temperature reaches or exceed 25°C there is a fivefold increase in accidental drowning risk, when compared to days with an average temperature of 10°c.

Practitioners working with children and families can remind them of the water safety guidance and have conversations about risk-taking behaviours – particularly with teenagers aged 13-17.

The Royal Life Saving Society has some useful information regarding paddling this summer.

Drowning Prevention Week is taking place between 14-21 June this year. Read more information at the button below.

Knowing how to keep children safe around dogs is always essential, but summer activities may mean dogs are included more often. Whether it is a beloved family pet, a friend or relative with a dog or even a dog encountered while out and about, any dog can bite if they feel they have no other option.

Luckily, bites and accidents are preventable by ensuring close supervision of children near dogs and understanding dog behaviour. Dogs Trust has three simple steps to remember all times: Stay Close, Step In and Separate. They have also created a safety message by children, for children – to watch their video, click here.

If you feel that you need to have a conversation with a family around the safety of children and dogs, Dogs Trust, the RSPCA and CAPT all have simple advice on how to understand dog behaviour and keep interactions between children and dogs safe and enjoyable.

We also have tips for getting out in the garden safely, and how to navigate allergies.