{"id":4280,"date":"2022-10-31T15:07:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clintonanddolton.org\/dolton\/?page_id=4280"},"modified":"2022-10-31T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:17:12","slug":"operation-encompass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clintonanddolton.org\/dolton\/operation-encompass\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Encompass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporting children through key adults<\/span><\/p>\n

Operation Encompass is a national\u00a0Police Force<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Education<\/span>\u00a0early intervention safeguarding partnership that supports children and young people exposed to domestic violence. The support from the Police is in the form of a phone call to the school the child or children attend giving information about an incident of domestic abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

More information can be found at the website\u00a0https:\/\/operationencompass.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

When the Police are called to an incident they will ascertain whether or not there has been domestic abuse and if there are children in the property.<\/span><\/p>\n

If there are children in the property the Police Officer will collect information to report to Operation Encompass. The report is communicated to the school by a trained Operation Encompass operator between 7am and 9am in the morning. This is to allow the school the opportunity to prepare to support the child during the day. The call is taken at school by a trained and designated safeguarding lead who will take action.<\/span><\/p>\n

The school will take action to ensure that the teacher and key adults have as much information as necessary but as little information as possible to ensure that the child is supported in a manner that is \u2018overt or silent. In other words, we know there has been an incident and we support the child with our presence and care but do not instigate conversations or interventions. We are there for the child. Our normal safeguarding procedures are used after the phone call is received.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why a call?<\/span> The safety and well-being of your child is very important. Research has shown that...<\/span><\/p>\n

The national average is that a child will have experienced 35 incidents of domestic abuse before the Police are called.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChildren are neither untouched by violence or passive bystanders.\u201d Buckley et al 2007<\/span><\/p>\n

Witnessing DA creates the same state in the human brain as combat soldiers presenting with PTSD.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children who have Adverse Childhood Experiences are (Dr Kat Ford - Public Health Wales):<\/span><\/p>\n