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Findings of the NSPCC/Guardian emotional abuse survey

Informing the debate about emotional abuse

Thank you to everyone who took part in the NSPCC survey, in association with The Guardian, to learn more about the thoughts and experiences of child care professionals working with emotional abuse.

Over 800 child care professionals participated in the survey and the results have been debated by a panel of experts. The discussion was hosted and filmed by The Guardian.

The debate asks:

• what constitutes emotional abuse?
• how do we identify emotional abuse?
• what more can be done to stop emotional abuse?

Chaired by Polly Toynbee, the panel consisted of:

• Wes Cuell, Director, NSPCC
• Dr Danya Glaser, Child Psychologist, Great Ormond Street
• Barbara Herts, Chief Executive, YoungMinds
• Tim Laughton MP, Shadow Minister for Children
• Vivien Salisbury, Regional Director, CAFCASS
• Rosalind Turner, Director for Children & Young People, Suffolk County Council

You can watch or listen to the debate and read a report of the survey results at http://society.guardian.co.uk/emotionalabuse

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