title: New challenges in adolescent safeguarding.
abstract: The environment in which young people are growing up has changed significantly with the growth in social communication, changes in migration patterns and the proliferation of gangs. These changes pose a real and present danger to the health and well-being of young people in the UK and around the world. However, recognition of the safeguarding needs for this group continues to lag behind those of younger children and services often remain patchy and incomplete. We present a review of current safeguarding concerns as well as practical suggestions on their recognition and response for professionals working with young people in all branches of healthcare as well as education and wider society.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Nwanneka N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Sargant
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Cambridge University Hospital Trust, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bostock
authors.affiliation: The Havens Sexual Assault Referral Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khadr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Adolescent; Exploitation; Gang; Grooming; Safeguarding; Trafficking