Offences against Children: Rotherham

(asked on 20th December 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provided support to Swinton Lock Activity Centre in Rotherham for the provision of counselling and other services for victims and survivors of sexual exploitation.


Answered by
Baroness Manzoor Portrait
Baroness Manzoor
This question was answered on 7th January 2019

NHS England is providing NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) with £250,000 in 2018/19 and 2019/20, which is being invested in setting up and running a trauma and resilience service, specifically for survivors and victims identified by Operation Stovewood, an investigation by the National Crime Agency into non-familial child sexual exploitation and abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. A major element of this work is developing a mental health trauma pathway for victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation (CSE). This service also supports other agencies and frontline staff where survivors do not want a new worker involved in their care.

A further £100,000 has been provided by NHS England to NHS Rotherham CCG in extending the trauma and resilience service to support counselling and provide additional training for frontline workers, predominantly in voluntary and community sector.

NHS Rotherham CCG has invested significantly in the local child and adolescent mental health service and has spent over £50,000 on CSE training and awareness for frontline health and care staff.

In Rotherham, the local authority contributes funding for Swinton Lock Activity Centre. NHS Rotherham CCG focuses investment on health services for survivors and victims of CSE and their families.

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