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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS RAISING EVENTS
Human trafficking is a complex crime which involves adults and children being traded and exploited for personal benefit and can include people being forced into labour or sexually abused.
This session will be delivered by Audrey Hand, Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance (TARA) and Justine Weaver from the National Human Trafficking Unit (NHTU), Police Scotland.
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Safe & Together in Education in Angus
27th November 2025 9.30am – 12.30pm
Angus House Training Suite, Forfar
For more information click on the link below:
20251127 Safe Together in Education 16 Days (002).docx
My Family My Rights is a self-advocacy and empowerment course designed to provide a foundation of advocacy knowledge, to help families understand their rights, feel confident using their voice, and drive positive change in their lives.
- Learn about your rights and those of your loved ones.
- Feel more empowered to advocate for your family.
- Gain valuable knowledge on advocacy and self-advocacy.
- Connect with others in a safe and supportive environment.
Each session will be 2 hours of course content with an optional half hour for discussion, sharing experiences and accessing individual support. A MFMR information pack will be sent out in advance of starting the sessions to ensure participants will have a useful resource to access key information from the sessions.
We run an online course twice a year that is free of charge and open to anyone in Scotland who supports a family member with substance use or alcohol related issues.
Course content includes advocacy, empowerment and self esteem, health, treatment services, and much more.
October Course Details
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Start Date: Tuesday, October 7th
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End Date: Tuesday, November 18th
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Time: 10am - 12pm (with an optional 12 - 12.30 support slot)
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Format: Online
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Cost: Free
Please note that this course gains a lot of interest- to ensure that places are not taken away from others we kindly ask that you seriously consider the 7-week commitment before expressing your interest, thank you.
📅 Date: Wednesday 22nd September
🕒 Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
📍 Location: Online via Teams
Click here to register your place
Good Practice in Domestic Abuse and Safe & Together Principles
Multi-Agency Learning Session
The Safe and Together model is based on three key principles: Keeping children Safe & Together with their non-abusive parent, ensuring safety, healing from trauma, stability, and nurturance. Partnering with the non-abusive parent as a default position ensuring efficient, effective, and child-centred practice. https://safeandtogetherinstitute.com/
Angus Safe & Together Champions have developed a series of Learning sessions they will deliver once a month to all staff in Angus. You are welcome to come to as many of these as you wish to.
Care And Risk Management Training
These events will provide an opportunity to explore and reflect on the roles of multi-agency professionals, within a Care and Risk Management process and meetings.
Roles and Responsibilities and Interagency Working in the Protection of Adults
Gain an understanding of adult protection legislation, roles/responsibilities of key agencies and how to respond to concerns where an adult maybe at risk.
Information Sharing and Communication Within and Across Agencies to Protect Adults and Assessing Risk
Gain an understanding of risk assessment, information sharing and data protection in the context of adult protection.
Adult Support & Protection - Defensible Decision Making
You need to be able to attend all three sessions to complete the learning
Domestic Abuse/Coercive Control – Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
Awareness Raising Sessions
This learning sessions aim to raise awareness of Domestic Abuse, the MARAC model, risk assessment and safety planning in high-risk situations.
What's Trending In Tayside?
Teenage pregnancy, termination and STI update 2025 webinair
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - 10am - 11am
This session is delivered by Graeme Cockburn - Health Improvement Officer within the SH&BBV MCN
The update is aimed at non-sexual health-specialist staff across health, education, third sector and social care, who have an interest in improving sexual health outcomes for the people they work with.
This session provides an up-to-date overview of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV in Tayside, in the context of the latest Public Health Scotland data, the session will:
- Explore national and local trends in teenage pregnancy, including outcomes of birth and termination, and how these are shaped by social determinants such as deprivation.
- Review patterns in chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnoses, including age, gender, and sexual orientation trends, the implications for service delivery and prevention work, and signposting on how to access testing.
- Consider the policy context, including the Scottish Government’s Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy, and how this is relevant to practice locally.
- Highlight the role of education, contraception access, and stigma reduction in supporting young people’s sexual health and wellbeing.
Participants will gain an evidence-informed understanding of current challenges and opportunities, equipping them to better support people and contribute to reducing health inequalities.
October 2025 - November 2025 Training Programme
Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Training Programme
April 2025 - March 2026
Level 3 Child Protection Training
Core Skills in Child Protection
Level 3 Child Protection Training
Effective Decision Making: Assessment, Planning and Chronologies
Level 3 Child Protection Training
Learning from Child Protection Incidents
Level 3 Child Protection Training
Sexual Harm
ADP Newsletter including national and local information that may be of interest including training dates.
Angus Psychostimulant Information Sessions
The session is suitable for anyone using substances, family members, professionals and anyone who would like to know more about the impact of psychostimulant use.
Understanding Stigma: Promoting Inclusive Attitudes and Practice
If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm contact the police on 999. If you are worried about a child, and think they may be a victim of neglect or abuse, you can report it online.
If you, or an adult you know, are at immediate risk of harm contact the police on 999. If you are worried about an adult, and believe they may be at risk of harm you can report it online.
If you haven’t yet, please click this link to receive the newsletter direct to your mailbox or email ProtectingPeopleAngus@angus.gov.uk to request being added to the subscriber list.
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