Worried about a child?

Important

Call 999 if it is an emergency and the child is in immediate danger

If you are worried about a child please contact the Children’s Resource Service (which includes the MASH) as below:

Professionals number: 023 8083 2300 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5pm and Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm. If it is the weekend, bank holiday or outside of office hours please telephone 023 8023 3344.

Members of the public (including young people, parents and carers) number: 023 8083 3004 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm and Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm) or 023 8023 3344 (weekends, Bank Holidays and outside of office hours). For more details on the Children’s Resource Service and further contact information please see the Children’s Resource Service.

Practitioners who make a referral should always follow up their concerns if they are not satisfied with the response (Source: Working Together 2018)

Practitioners may also wish to refer to the HIPS (Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Partnership) Joint Working Protocol for professional challenge and resolution of professional disagreement (Escalation Protocol).

If you are worried about yourself or a friend talking to someone can help you to feel better and decide what to do. You can also talk to an adult you trust, like your parents or a teacher, or you can call Childline at any time on 0800 1111 to talk about any issue, big or small. Or you can visit the Childline website.