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Improving Care Outcomes for Children with Disabilities

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Mar 2023

As of March 2022, there were 80,000 children living in care in England. Sharon Howard, Assistant Director of Lifespan, the Disabled Children and Young People's Service at Kent County Council discusses the multidisciplinary pathway the service has developed through partnership working to deliver support to disabled young people and their families.

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Combatting the Challenge of Gambling Harms

10 minute read

Mar 2023

Around 7% of the population are found to be negatively affected by someone else’s gambling, according to the 2021 Public Health England review. In this article Paul Dent, Strategic Engagement Lead at Gordon Moody, discusses the current landscape of gambling and the challenges organisations face when supporting problem gamblers.

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The Cybercrime Awareness Clinic: Lessons in Training Individuals within the Organisation to Become More Cyber-Aware

7 minute read

Mar 2023

Between 2021 and 2022, 39% of UK businesses identified cyber attacks on their businesses, according to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022. Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, a Reader in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the University of Portsmouth discusses the Cybercrime Awareness Clinic they have in place at the university to support stakeholders and businesses, educating them on the challenges of cybercrime.

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Developing Homelessness Support Services for Women experiencing Multiple Disadvantages

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Feb 2023

40% of all homeless women cite domestic abuse as a contributing factor to their homelessness, according to Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse. Jillian Thursby, Women and Domestic Abuse Lead at St Mungo’s discusses developing gendered support services to help women experiencing multiple disadvantages.

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The Benefits of Using Intergenerational Programmes in Care Settings

6 minute read

Feb 2023

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing are the UK's first tenant and employee co-owned housing society. They discuss working in partnership with Rochdale Sixth Form to deliver an intergenerational programme to both improve tenants technological skills and help students understand the positive impact they have on the older generation.

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Addressing the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health

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Feb 2023

1 in 6 young people aged 5-16 probably has a mental health disorder. Jessica Asato, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Barnardos discusses the positive and negative impacts of social media on children’s mental health, highlighting the challenges they face online.

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Providing Trauma-informed Support for Young People with Multiple Disadvantages

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Jan 2023

Gavin Barker is the Service Manager of the Specialist ‘Changing Futures’ Programme team at Westminster City Council. He discusses the trauma-informed compassion-focussed service Westminster have in place to support young people with multiple disadvantages and how the service prevents them from falling through gaps in provision.

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Managing Risks in Incidents of Stalking through a Multi-Agency Approach

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Jan 2023

1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men will experience stalking in their lifetime. Cheshire Constabulary’s Harm Reduction Unit is an integrated multiagency unit which safeguards victims of stalking and harassment. Daniel Price-Jones, Forensic Psychologist for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust discusses his role within the Harm Reduction unit and the need for multiagency work with perpetrators in cases to help protect and safeguard victims.

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Supporting Digital Skills and Reducing Social Isolation Amongst Older People

4 minute read

Jan 2023

Around 3.3 million people reported feeling chronically lonely in 2022, according to research from the campaign to end loneliness. Laura Joplin, Head of Impact at Reengage, discusses the challenges digital exclusion poses for adult loneliness and the measures Re-engage have deployed to reduce isolation.

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Working with Service Users to Develop Follow Up Programmes After a Mental Health Crisis

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Jan 2023

Demand for crisis mental health services has increased by a third since before the pandemic and doubled since 2017. In this video, Owen Salem, Operational Support Officer at Youth Fed discusses how organisations need to work collaboratively with NHS Trusts and service users to understand the early signs of crises and to develop coping strategies once they are discharged.

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Attracting Generation Z to Start Careers in Care

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Dec 2022

In adult social around 1 in 10 social worker and 1 in 11 care worker roles are reportedly unfilled. Skillsforcare share the benefits of recruiting generation z to fill this gap and ways to encourage them to join the social care workforce.

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Implementing Integrated Care Systems to Provide Consistent Care for All

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Aug 2022

Year after year, the cost of adult social care continues to rise and stretch local authorities’ budgets. Between 2020 and 2021, it rose by £1.6 billion. In this video, Frances O’Callaghan, Designated Chief Executive of the North Central London Integrated Care Board shares how the board has worked collaboratively with other organisations to deliver high-quality patient care and improve health inequalities despite lack of funding.

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