The Havens would like to invite Children’s Social Care professionals across London boroughs to join one of our free online awareness sessions on Child Sexual Abuse and Haven Pathways.

We understand that child sexual abuse and exploitation can have a long-lasting impact on children and young people. These sessions are designed to improve professionals’ awareness of the support available, strengthen confidence in decision-making and provide greater clarity around referral pathways.

The Havens provides the specialist forensic service Pan London for children and young people following sexual assault. Our role complements the work of local Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) hubs, which provide important non-forensic assessment and support.

Understanding the distinction between these services — and knowing when, how and where to refer — is essential to ensuring children and young people access the right care at the right time.

This is a session designed to support anyone whose role involves regular contact with children and/or those responsible for children, reinforcing that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility; the training provides space to reflect on individual roles in safeguarding, equips participants to identify and act on concerns, and focuses on effective multi‑agency communication and information sharing, key emerging themes and trends in safeguarding and child protection, referral and assessment processes when concerns are identified, and learning from the most recent research, publications, and reports on safeguarding.