Your safety and well-being is at all times the most important focus in our work with you and your family. 'Children First' promotes the safety and well-being of all children. ’Children First’ is intended to help people to identify and report child protection and welfare concerns.
If you are worried about you or a friend's safety or well-being, scroll down for more information.
Tusla - Child and Family Agency
Every day Tusla supports children, young people and families. It's their job to keep children and young people safe.
Tusla's 'Changing Futures' is a website for young people made by young people with experience of Tusla services.
Click on an age group below to find out how Tusla helps make sure that children and young people are safe and looked after:
6 to 9 years
10 to 15 years
16 to 18 years
Contact details for Tusla - Child and Family Agency
Being safe and asking for help
This poster has information for children and young people on Being Safe and Asking for Help (PDF, 606 KB, 1 page).
This poster can be displayed in services and staff may find the poster useful when meeting initially with children and young people and advising them of their service, their roles and responsibilities or when talking to children and young people about child protection or welfare concerns. Contact details for your local Tusla Office needs to be inserted into the poster.
Explanation of the HSE Child Protection and Welfare Policy
This Information Sheet provides an Explanation of the HSE Child Protection and Welfare Policy (PDF, 1,044 KB, 1 page).
