What we do
Barnardo's independent CET Worker is based within Cleveland Police CET Team to support the Police response to protecting children and young people who have been groomed, exploited, and abused.
Provide positive engagement with children, young people and parents/carers who may be reluctant to speak with the police.
We can help with
- Supporting children and young people to recover from sexual abuse, as well as family counselling, preventive and awareness-raising programmes.
- Find out more about Child sexual exploitation (CSE)
- Search for Child sexual exploitation (CSE) services
- We help these young victims cope with the practical and emotional traumas of being trafficked. Our specialist support workers help them to understand what is happening with social care services, the police and immigration – in ways that they can understand. We run specialist Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service (ICTGS) services in Wales/Cymru, East Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authorities, Croydon, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and Greater Manchester
- Find out more about Trafficking
- Search for Trafficking services
- Services supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. We have centres where children and young people can visit and have a trained worker they can trust and talk to. We help them build their confidence and get to the root of their difficulties.
- Find out more about Mental health
- Search for Mental health services