Understand the strategies used to safeguard children and young people from exploitative behaviour.

that will indicate that the child/ young person is being bruised on a regular basis. Fingertip bruises or pinch marks would be a major concern as this would indicate that the child is being nipped, slapped, and punched deliberately.  Unexplained bruises may lead to suspicion if the shape of the burn indicates that the child or young person has been deliberately burnt, for example- if the child or young person has a burn mark the size of a small circle than this may indicate that the child has been burnt by a cigarette. If a child has bite marks on them then this may lead to suspicion  if there are a number of bites on the child, the size of the bites  as the size of the bite mark would indicate if the child or young person has been bit by an adult or not. If a child has a continuous fever, vomiting and is in constant pain then this would indicate that the child has internal injuries which would lead to suspicion.NeglectThere is many different possible signs and symptoms of neglect, these symptoms could be poor hygiene such as a child’s / young person’s face, hands and hair not being washed. Another sign of neglect would be if the child/young person was wearing inappropriate clothing such as clothes which are too big or too small for the child/ young person, or if the child was being sent out in the cold with no jacket and holes in their shoes. Another neglect symptom could be if the child was overweight or underweight. If a child has poor hygiene then this may lead to suspicion if the Childs/ young person’s clothes are not washed and are often dirty. The child may have an unpleasant smell about them if their clothes have not been washed. The child/ young person may have a strong and unpleasant body odour if the child/ young person isn’t being bathed and put in clean clothes which may lead to suspicion. If the child is a baby a major sign of neglect which would lead to suspicion would be if the baby has a persistent nappy rash. Another sign of neglect which would be under the symptom of poor hygiene would be if the child had a regular occurrence of head lice which is left untreated. It may lead to suspicion if a child / young person is left with a lack of clean underwear which may lead to skin irritations which could then lead to infections. Also the clothes which the child is wearing may be inappropriate for the time of year for example if a child was allowed to go out in winter with just a t-shirt on, or if a child was left to wear shoes which has holes in the bottom which allow water to seep through this may lead to suspicion of a neglected child/young person. It may lead to suspicion if a child/ young person is constantly hungry and is also underweight as this would indicate that the child is being starved which would be a major cause for concern. It may also be a concern if a child did not want to eat healthy food at school/ nursery and picked the unhealthy options even when the children/ young people are encouraged to eat healthy food for example a child picking sweets and chocolate over a piece of fruit even though they have been encouraged to choose the fruit.SexualThere are many different signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, if a child/ young person has been sexually abused then the signs and symptoms of this would be that the child would have discomfort in the genital area which may cause pain and itching. Another symptom may be that the child/ young person may become withdrawn or maybe the child/ young person’s knowledge and understanding of sex inappropriate to the child’s or young person’s age. A child may have a sexually transmitted disease which would lead to suspicion and which would also explain the discomfort in the genital area. If there was semen on the child, or on the child’s clothes then this would lead to suspicion as it would indicate that the child has been sexually abused. Another symptom where you may be able to realise that a child has been sexually abused could be discomfort when having a bowel movement or urinating which would lead to suspicion. It may also lead to suspicion if the child, young person is usually outgoing, and has switched personalities and become very timed and shy, also if the child/ young person was at school, or nursery and does not wish to return home with the suspected abuser then they may lead to suspicion. If a child was acting out sexual behaviour in their play for example trying to undress other children in play. Drawings and stories may also indicate a sexual awareness and interest for example when a child or young person is drawing they may draw genitals on a person. Emotional There are many different signs and symptoms of emotional abuse. These symptoms could be the behaviour of the child/ young person towards the suspected abuser. Another symptom could be that a child/ young person my seek constant reassurance from a member of staff. It may lead to suspicion if a child/ young person may appear to be overly sensitive to the abusers mood. The abuser may often belittle the child/ young person, the abuser may call the child/ young person names or compare them to other children/ young people in an unfavourable way, these could be siblings in which the parents favour. This would make the child/ young person feeling down, it will effect there self esteem and lower their confidence and they may try and find attention of their parents by doing things they shouldn’t, it may also cause arguments between the child which is being belittled and the child which is being favoured by the parent.