Guidance on working with children and young people experiencing domestic abuse

This Guidance Note has been produced to accompany the Scottish Government's National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People (The Delivery Plan) published in June 2008.

The aim of this Guidance Note is to share some of the learning from the work that took place with children and young people to develop the Delivery Plan, in order to provide those responsible for implementing the Delivery Plan with tools and resources needed for the ongoing process of involving children and young people in the Plan's implementation. The Guidance may also be of interest to others who wish to work in participative ways with children and young people in vulnerable situations.

It provides practical information about consulting, researching and working in participative ways with children and young people experiencing domestic abuse.
It sets out some principles on safe, effective engagement. It discusses the importance of planning and the need for careful consideration of young people's safety and wellbeing. It highlights challenges in seeking children's freely given consent and the importance to this particular group of young people of privacy and confidentiality.

Scottish Government publication: Practical Guidance on Consulting, Conducting Research and Working in Participative Ways With Children and Young People Experiencing Domestic Abuse