Does shout phone the police?
If they and their clinical supervisor have concerns about your safety or you share information about the abuse of a child or young person, we may contact the police, medical, or social services. If you feel justified in reading them, you ought to be willing to be upfront with your child about what they’re doing. Wanting to keep your child safe and have the information you need about their lives to provide guidance is a fair reason for reading text messages – if that’s what you want to do, just say so.