KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGES• SafeCare is a structured training programme for parents, developed in America for families where there were concerns about possible neglect or abuse.• SafeCare has been implemented in six NSPCC sites. An evaluation is considering whether and how it can contribute to the prevention and amelioration of child neglect in the UK.• The service development and early implementation experiences are outlined, including the varying practitioner responses to the implementation of a structured, manualised programme.KEY WORDS: Neglect; Evaluation; Parenting programme; Prevention 'The key aim for the practitioner working with neglect is to ensure a healthy living environment and healthy relationships for children ' (Brandon et al., 2013, p. 8).T his report gives a brief account of the SafeCare parenting programme and the rationale for its transportation to the UK and implementation here by the NSPCC, as well as a progress report on implementation. Relevant challenges and gaps in the field of neglect are outlined and we describe some of the ways in which SafeCare seeks to address them. These implementation issues will be relevant to organisations in the process of introducing and
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