Safeguarding children across services messages from research on identifying and responding to child maltreatment ref dfe rbx 10 09 pdf 824kb 20 pages this file may not be suitable for users . Safeguarding children across services is an overview of the key messages from fifteen studies in a research programme jointly funded by the department for education and the department of health. Safeguarding children across services brings together the latest evidence on safeguarding children from abuse and neglect providing an overview of 15 research projects it addresses the key policy. Safeguarding children across services messages from research the book begins by defining the different forms of abuse and their effects and examining the effectiveness of universal preventative measures such as education programmes