Safeguarding and Social Care
Resources
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Outreach Learning Forum: Resources
Presentation recordings & slides from the Outreach Learning Forum: a series of interactive, online sessions aimed at rough sleeping outreach workers, to increase knowledge of how to support individuals with complex needs. Topics covered include: learning disabilities, brain injury, self-neglect and mental health.
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Developing suicide prevention policies and procedures
This page contains guidance for organisations looking to put together policies and procedures to manage the risk and impact of suicide.
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Good practice and shared resources for suicide prevention
Policies and practices gathered from other organisations that can be used as inspiration and guidance for other services.
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Supporting people experiencing suicidal thoughts
This page contains resources on how to better support people experiencing suicidal thoughts including leaflets and recorded presentations as well as a card to give directly to someone who may be at risk of taking their life.
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Suicide Prevention and Postvention
People experiencing homelessness are at a higher risk of ending their lives by suicide than the general population. Homeless Link partnered with Groundswell, Pathway and EASL to develop these resources in order to prevent as many deaths as possible.
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Bitesize learning: Supporting adults and young people through safeguarding
Six 30-minute videos for frontline staff working in homelessness services on safeguarding adults and young people facing multiple disadvantage (multiple and/or complex needs) including sessions on the Care Act, non-UK nationals, mental capacity, care leavers, prison leavers and hospital discharge
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Free online training from Homeless Link
Checkout our free online bitesize e-learning packages for people working in frontline homelessness services. Also including fundraising training.
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Housing First research highlights huge cross-sector impact
New research into the holistic long-term outcomes of Housing First strengthens the case for a national cross-departmental programme for people experiencing complex needs.
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“Safeguarding is everyone’s business”: launch of new Expert Citizens toolkit
Read our guest blog about the development of a new resource for the sector: The Safeguarding Toolkit for Multiple Exclusion Homelessness.
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Addressing hoarding: an important way to prevent homelessness?
There are a huge number of people at risk of homelessness due to hoarding. Jo Prestidge, Head of National Practice Development reflects on our 'Going Beyond' podcast episode on hoarding with P3 charity.
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Safeguarding people sleeping rough: developing practice from lessons learned
During Safeguarding Adult’s Week 2021, we are pleased to share a new resource based on the learning and recommendations from Safeguarding Adults Reviews, and refreshed resources on the legal frameworks to protect those at risk, so that we can work together to reduce serious harm and death of those sleeping rough.
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How can I help someone sleeping rough in hot weather?
There’s lots of information about how members of the public can take positive action when they see someone sleeping rough in cold weather. But periods of hot weather can also be harmful for people sleeping rough. Director of StreetLink Fiona Colley discusses what people can do if they are concerned about someone sleeping rough during the summer months.
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Lone working
This course will explore best practice and safety when it comes to lone working.
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Risk management: practical skills
This course will help you to understand the importance of risk assessment in your work. You will learn how to identify and eliminate risks and how to undertake risk assessment effectively.
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Modern Slavery and homelessness
Delivered in partnership with Hestia, specialists in supporting survivors of modern slavery, this course will explore legal matters, trends and forms of Modern Slavery. It will also help delegates identify if someone is at risk of exploitation and how to get people the support they need.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp