3,000 young are referred

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ALMOST 3,000 children were reported to social services from concerned relatives, neighbours or members of the public in Cardiff in the last year.
A total of 2,876 children and young people were referred and assessed by social services in the 2006 to 2007, up from 2,758 the previous year.
Only a small minority of these cases result in a child being taken into care. In total this year, 534 children are being looked after by social services. The capital continues to have a larger than average number of looked-after children and more than the majority of similar sized cities in England.
The recent figures were released as part of a report on improvements to social services and come as children’s charity NSPCC launched its new campaign to encourage people to speak out if they suspect child cruelty. The Be the Full Stop campaign calls on people to report children they feel are at risk to social services or the charity’s child protection department.
Chris O’Marah, manager of the NSPCC Cymru/Wales Child Protection Helpline, said: “Making the decision to tell someone about concerns you may have over a child can be a very difficult one to make but we really would encourage people to talk to someone – even if it’s a friend or family member to begin with. NSPCC Cymru/Wales runs a free bilingual Child Protection helpline where people can ring anonymously just for advice and support if they want to. We would however ask anyone who’d like to report a child in immediate danger to contact the police directly on 999.”