Safeguarding Adults Week 2024

This week is Adult Safeguarding Week and the Ann Craft Trust are encouraging people to get involved. The core theme for the 2024 week is Working in Partnership.

The following is from the Ann Craft Trust.

10 More Ways Your Organisation or Club Can Get Involved With Safeguarding Adults Week

  1. Sign up to receive your free electronic Safeguarding Adults Week resources from the Ann Craft Trust.
  2. Book your place at our Working in Partnership Safeguarding Adults Conference 2024, taking place Wednesday 20 November.
  3. Attend a free online seminar run by the Ann Craft Trust. We’ll be posting links to this year’s seminars in the coming weeks.
  4. Share our free podcasts, posters and resources within your organisation or club. You could also create your own. Watch this space, as we will be adding more resources over the coming weeks!
  5. Use the hashtag #SafeguardingAdultsWeek on social media to share your safeguarding initiatives or our resources! We’ve also got pre-written tweets you can share. Be sure to tag us whenever you share anything on social media!
  6. Develop your knowledge – Explore our e-learning courses.
  7. Assess your knowledge via our Free Safeguarding Adults Assessment tool.
  8. Download the Safeguarding Adults Roadmap. This is a free online tool to help you create and develop policies and procedures to create a safer culture within your organisation where everyone is safe form the risk of abuse.
  9. Create an event or share your examples of good practice to raise awareness for safeguarding adults. Get in touch with our marketing team so that we can let others know about the vital work you’re doing in safeguarding adults.
  10. Don’t forget to take some time for yourself too during this week. Making time for self care, and working on your own wellbeing, will empower you to help others. Also be sure to look out for your team, colleagues, friends and family.

Durham Safeguarding Adults Partnership have kindly shared their planned training session schedule for Adult Safeguarding Week. Sessions online are open for Darlington colleagues to access using the links on the attached flyer (below). There are a range of sessions around the theme ‘Working in Partnership’.

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Safeguarding Adults Week - Durham Events