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Co-Producing Direct Payments that Work for Everyone in Adult Social Care

9 minute read

Mar 2023

With £5.4 billion of revenue from the new Health and Social Care Levy going towards social care reforms, there is renewed funding for local authorities to meet demands in adult social care. Kirklees Council share how they have implemented co-produced direct payments to support carers and those in care.

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Merseyside Police and Hate Crime Against Sex Workers: Increasing Victims’ Confidence to Speak Out

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Mar 2023

Sex workers have long been victims of social polarisation, underpinned by a confusion around the criminal offence of sex work. In a 2016 study involving 240 sex workers in the UK, 49% said they were “unconfident” that the police would take their reports of violence seriously. In this video, DCI Cheryl Rhodes explains how Merseyside Police has expanded the local definition of hate crime to include sex work, and the steps they have taken to coordinate services for victims of sexual violence within the sex work industry.

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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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Taking a Community-Led Approach to Address Anti-Social Behaviour

21 minute watch

Feb 2023

The Government’s Levelling Up White Paper places the regeneration of coastal towns and cities at the heart of the national policy agenda. Dave Ryland, Community Connections Strategy Manager, Plymouth City Council discusses working collaboratively with communities to empower them to address anti-social behaviour in their local area.

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Improving Health Outcomes in Gypsy Roma Traveller Communities

25 minute watch

Feb 2023

Gypsy and traveller groups have groups have a higher rate of mortality and morbidity, and also face numerous barriers in accessing healthcare. Lisa Gavin, Clinical Service Manager for Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Inclusion Health at First Community Health and Care, discusses some of these barriers and highlights changes healthcare systems need to make to increase trust in services to improve access and in turn health outcomes for these communities.

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Developing Homelessness Support Services for Women experiencing Multiple Disadvantages

21 minute watch

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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Engaging with Individuals At Risk of Eviction to Manage Increasing Debts

15 minute watch

Feb 2023

As of March 2021, one in six people in the UK are estimated to be over-indebted. Lois Anderson, Income Operations Manager at Southwark Council discusses the single view of debt the council has established with indebted individuals at risk of eviction to help them pay off debts.

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Taking a Restorative Justice Approach to Help Hate Crime Victims

22 minute watch

Feb 2023

In the year ending March 2022, over 155,000 hate crimes were recorded by the police in England and Wales. Victoria Willis and Andrew Goodall, Lead Practitioner for Restorative Justice and Restorative Justice Practitioner at Catch 22 Nottinghamshire Victim CARE, discuss supporting victims of hate crime with a restorative justice approach, helping them recover from the crime.

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Home Office Night-Time Safety Policy Updates

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Feb 2023

The 2022 Personal Safety Release from the Office for National Statistics revealed that 4 out of 5 women felt unsafe walking in a park or open space after dark on their own. Lynne Abrams Head of the Interpersonal Abuse Unit in the Home Office, shares policy updates regarding night time safety and the Violence against Women and Girls Strategy.

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Creating Inclusive Services to Support Victims and Survivors of Domestic Abuse

22 minute watch

Feb 2023

1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 to 7 men in the UK will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Michaela Richards, Head of Safer Communities at East Sussex County Council discusses the need for organisations to work in co-production to deliver intersectional support services for survivors and victims of domestic abuse.

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