North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report for 2019/20 & accompanying easy read summary detail the work the Board has undertaken
We are pleased to share with you our annual report for 2019/20 and accompanying easy read summary. You can download both from our website: https://safeguardingadults.co.uk/about-us/annual-reports/… We would like to give thanks to our partners for their contributions and to those who continue to support the work of the Board A one page summary and audio […]
As part of Hate Crime Awareness Week 2020, Mark Hamblin, Co-Chair of the North Yorkshire Learning Disability Partnership Board speaks to us about the importance the Safe Places Scheme can have in the community. My name is Mark Hamblin and I am the self-advocate co-chair for the Learning Disability Partnership Board in North Yorkshire. I […]
Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS) have seen a significant rise in the number of people accessing their helpline.
IDAS Helpline We continue to see a significant increase in the use of the IDAS helpline (see headlines above). A key message from IDAS has been previously circulated. Please can you share this message, across your teams, again. We must ensure that where possible, the helpline is open and accessible to those victims and survivors […]
The North Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Partnership have produced a video on coercive and controlling behaviour Below is the link to a video that has been promoted across North Yorkshire Police social media – this is the second in a series of videos that the partnership have produced. The first video was published during Safeguarding week […]
In 2019, we marked Safeguarding Awareness week by holding lots of local events across the county and a large conference in Harrogate for over 300 frontline safeguarding professionals. Health, social care, police, third sector and a range of other agencies who work in North Yorkshire and York took part in a day that was exciting, […]
Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, the 2020 Mental Health Awareness Week has a theme of kindness. In a time when many are struggling with the changes that have been made to our every day lives it is only natural that Although this pandemic has restricted us it has also highlighted just how kind people […]
As part of our commitment to become a fully inclusive & accessible SAB & produce information that is accessible to all we have put together an easy read version of our Board meeting minutes from March which you can find both in our resource library here and also on our Moving forward the SAB will […]
We have brought together a number of resources relating to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking that you can access on our dedicated COVID-19 webpage here These include a rapid read guide from the NHS with details of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) as well as information on where you or someone you are worried about […]
Our quarterly newsletter is now available to view, download and share It highlights some of the work the SAB has carried out over the last quarter as well as looking ahead to the work we have coming up. To download, click here NYSAB Newsletter – March Edition
Safeguarding Adults During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) We have created a dedicated page for Safeguarding Adults During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) This page includes links to guidance and information both from national and local government as well as Public Health England. There are also links to information in accessible formats as well as service updates, resources and toolkits to […]
