What is meant by leaning in?
Catherine Gallagher Clinical Practice Manager Start notes that the natural response to something unpleasant is to lean away. It’s important to lean in – move towards the person who is sharing this. Sam MacGibbon Child and Family Psychologist explains that parents moving away sends the wrong messages to children who might respond by burying the problem.
Resources
Information including the signs and effects of child sexual abuse, grooming, online child exploitation and how to respond to a disclosure https://bravehearts.org.au/about-child-sexual-abuse/
Keeping kids safer http://www.capshauraki.co.nz/keeping-kids-safer.html
Keeping children safe https://helpauckland.org.nz/topic/keeping-children-safe/
Online sexual abuse https://netsafe.org.nz/image-based-abuse/
Sexual harm helpline https://safetotalk.nz/ 0800 044 334 or Free text 4334