Health and social care

Child protection and safeguarding

The Multi Agency Screening Hub (MASH) is a multi-agency team made up of representatives from a range of services, including Social Care, Early Help, Police and Health Professionals and is a single point of contact for all concerns about children. This partnership approach will make it easier to get children, young people and families to get the right level of support as quickly as possible.

Reporting child abuse

If you're concerned about a child or young person, you must contact the MASH team. If there are immediate concerns about the safety of a child, you should contact North Yorkshire Police on 999

Contact MASH Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm:

Outside office hours, at weekends and on public holidays, contact the Emergency Duty Team

City of York Safeguarding Children partnership

More information can be found on the City of York Safeguarding Children partnership website.

City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership logo

Also see

Children's Services Team

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Team

West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA

Telephone: 01904 551900