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17 November 2025

More Than a Words – A Call to Care

More Than Words gives young people the opportunity to explore how living the life Jesus called us to goes beyond the words we say. This resource explores safeguarding as a theology of care through the parables of Jesus.
04 November 2025

Who Holds the Power? Lessons in Safeguarding from Celebrity Traitors

Celebrity Traitors is just a game. But the dynamics it reveals — especially around power — are sadly not confined to the castle. In many areas of life, these dynamics exist and can sometimes have devastating consequences.
22 October 2025

Time for Change: Strengthening Safeguarding Under the New Archbishop of Canterbury

As Dame Sarah Mullally becomes Archbishop of Canterbury designate, it is a moment of opportunity to act on safeguarding and to rebuild trust so that the Church can once again be a place of safety and hope for all.

09 October 2025

‘I felt seen, heard and understood’ – the power of Safeguarding Sunday

During a Safeguarding Sunday service, a victim-survivor heard for the first time, “You really matter, and what happened to you really matters.” That message gave them the courage to seek help. Here is their story in their own words.
07 October 2025

Discipline, Not Harm: A Christian Reflection on the physical punishment of children.

What does the Bible say about disciplining children? And how should Christians respond to the legal and ethical questions surrounding physical punishment?
30 September 2025

Data Protection and Safeguarding: What You Need to Know

In this blog, we break down what data protection means in the context of safeguarding, how long records should be retained, and what best practices look like.
18 September 2025

What Is Safeguarding?

Keeping ourselves and others safe from harm is one of the most important things we can do. This blog explores what safeguarding is, and why it's important.

17 September 2025

Empowering Members in Advocacy for Safer Communities

Thirtyone:eight engages in public policy and advocacy to help create a world where everyone can feel and be safe. Inspired by Proverbs 31:8, we speak up for the vulnerable and ensure our members are heard and well-represented. We aim to engage them with politicians, faith leaders, safeguarding professionals, and other experts.
10 September 2025

Supporting healing and recovery from trauma

Ruth Stephens is the CEO and founder of Join the Dots charity. She has an MSc in Attachment studies, a diploma in Occupational Therapist and counselling certificates. In this blog, Ruth explores how churches can support healing from trauma.

08 September 2025

Creating trauma-aware places

Jenny Cavendish  is an Integrative Psychotherapist based in Coventry, an advisor to  Unique Connections, and was recently a resources specialist at Youthscape. In this blog, Jenny explores how churches could create trauma-aware spaces.

03 September 2025

Vicarious Trauma in Christian Ministry

Rev Will Van Der Hart is an Anglican priest, a co-director of The Mind and Soul Foundation and author of eight popular emotional health books. In this blog, he unpacks the realities of vicarious trauma in Christian ministry.
01 September 2025

What is trauma?

Eleni Kypridemos is an Orthodox Christian and psychotherapist, with over 20years of trauma-informed experience. In this blog she explains what trauma is, how it affects us, and what churches can do to help.