St. Mary’s Lewisham is committed to fulfilling to The Church of England Promoting a Safer Church policy entitled "The Church of England's Safeguarding Policy for children, young people and adults".
All that we do is governed by the care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in Church activities and is the responsibility of the whole Church.
At a Diocesan level, we adhere to the Diocese of Southwark's A Safe Church Policy which can be accessed via the Diocese of Southwark's website: www.southwark.anglican.org
If anyone has any concerns regarding the well-being of a child, young person or adult please speak to:
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 Fr. Steve Hall:  020 8690 2682
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 Parish Safeguarding Officer, Sonia Stuart: safeguarding@lewishamparish.com
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Deputy Safeguarding Officers, Monica Smith (Domestic violence), Liz Evens and  Wendy Dean (Vulnerable adults)
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Parish Church Warden, Jennifer Henry: ChurchWarden@LewishamParish.com
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Parish Office: 020 8690 3298 (answer phone) or office@LewishamParish.com
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Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Pamela Chisholm: 020 7939 9423, 07982 279713 (for urgent matters out of hours) or pamela.chiholm@southwark.anglican.org
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Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers:
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Marie Daly 020 7939 9441, 07946 255295 or marie.daly@southwark.anglican.org
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Louise Vernon  020 7939 9462, 07946 255622 or louise.vernon@southwark.anglican.org
Helplines/websites for further support
Child protection and child abuse
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NSPCC: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours) www.nspcc.org.uk
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Childline: 0800 1111 (Lines free and open 24 hours) www.childline.org.uk
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NAPAC: supporting recovery from child abuse - 0808 801 0331 www.napac.org.uk
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Stop it Now: 0808 1000 900 www.stopitnow.org.uk
Elder abuse
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Action on Elder Abuse: 0808 808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm). www.elderabuse.org.uk
Domestic abuse
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National Domestic Violence hotline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours). www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
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Restored Relationships: www.restoredrelationships.org
Support
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Samaritans: 116 123 (lines free and open 24 hours) www.samaritans.org
Bereavement
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Cruse: bereavement helpline - 0808 808 1677  www.cruse.org.uk