THE BRANCH PROJECT
The Branch Project is a WMRSASC support service for children and young people under 18 years, or under 24 years for those with additional needs, who are victims and/or at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
The child or young person does not have to have formally reported/disclosed CSE to be supported by the Branch Project.
The Branch Project runs throughout Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. Branch Project Workers are trained CSE support workers and accredited ISVAs (Independent Sexual Violence Advocates). They provide advocacy, education, intervention and one-to-one support to children and young people who are at risk of or have been a victim of CSE.
Support is always delivered with the consent of the young person, is tailored to their needs and wishes, and is comprised of three interlinked pathways:
Children and young people under 18 years, or under 24 years for those with additional needs, who are victims and/or at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
We will look after any personal information that you share with us. This is central to our values as an organisation. We want everyone who supports us, or who comes to us for support, to feel confident about how any personal information they share, will be looked after or used.
You can be confident that:
- We only use personal information in the ways we need to and that is expected of
- We will keep you up to date with our work, including how we are campaigning to improve services, raising awareness, promoting understanding as well as our fundraising activities. We only use your personal information to do this if you have previously told us that’s
- We will never release your information to organisations outside WMRSASC for marketing
- We will be especially careful and sensitive when engaging with vulnerable people or those we have reason to believe might be
- We take all reasonable care to safeguard your personal information through security policies and secure business
- We may need to disclose your information if required to do so by law, but we will always ask for your consent. We will not pass on your details to anyone else without your express permission except in exceptional circumstances. Examples of this might include anyone reporting serious self-harm or posing a threat to others, children contacting us and sharing serious incidents.
Branch Project Workers are trained CSE support workers and accredited ISVAs (Independent Sexual Violence Advocates)
