The job of being a parent or carer is one of the most difficult there is - it can be both rewarding and challenging. Every family experiences difficulty from time to time and this can test the best of parents. At these times it may be hard to think about what help and information you might need, where you can access help and support and what you can do to help protect your child.

This website offers advice and information about the challenges you may face as a parent or carer. The different pages on the website try to provide you with information and advice on child safety.

The three sections of the website

The parents & carers website aims to inform parents and carers of the risks to children and young people and how to access help and advice.

The young people’s website tries to do the same by informing young people about the risks they may face and provide them with information, advice and knowledge to help them look out for and improve their own safety. To help with this, the young people’s website includes interactive games and resources.

The professional’s website also raises important safety issues with various professionals and services in the city (from statutory services like the council or health services, through to community and voluntary sector services like youth groups, parent groups, community groups etc). The website provides them with information, advice and a list of contacts and links for them to access more information and help from specialist services.

The content on this site, including advice, data and other information, has been compiled by the Partnership Community Safety Team and in consultation with key specialist services in the city. Whilst every effort has been taken by Brighton and Hove City Council and the Partnership Community Safety Team to make this website as comprehensive and accurate as possible, no liability is assumed for any errors or omissions.

Brighton & Hove City Council and the Partnership Community Safety Team assume no responsibility or liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred as a result of any use or reliance upon the information and material contained within or downloaded from this website.

Links to third party websites outside Brighton & Hove City Council and the Safezone website are provided for the convenience of users only. Brighton & Hove City Council is unable to provide any warranty concerning the accuracy or completeness of any information held within these third party websites - this is the responsibility of the publisher of the third party website. Furthermore, by linking to other websites, Brighton & Hove City Council in no way endorses the views or information held within such websites and is unable to grant permission to use material found on such sites. We cannot guarantee that the links will be operational at all times and have no control over the availability of the linked pages. The Partnership reserves the right to reject or remove links to any site whose content is found to be inappropriate.