Report from the Children’s commissioner’s office

Report from the Children’s commissioner’s office

A new report has been published by the Children's commissioner on the prevalence of the 'toxic trio'.

Toxic Trio

The report provides new estimates of the prevalence, at a child level, of the adult-level vulnerabilities that together constitute the so-called ‘toxic trio’.

  1. Domestic violence and abuse (DV&A) within the household
  2. Parental substance misuse (alcohol or drugs)
  3. Parental mental health issues

The children's commissioner found that 100,000 children in England (0.9% of all children in England) are in a household where a randomly-selected adult faces all three ‘toxic trio’ issues to a severe extent, while 420,000 children (3.6% of all children in England) are in a household where a randomly-selected adult faces all three ‘toxic trio’ issues to a moderate/severe extent.

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Updates to EduCare's courses

EduCare's Child Protection training courses have been updated to refer to Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2018 and also include guidance on the Toxic Trio.

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