"Hello, and welcome to the latest Coventry Safeguarding Adult Board newsletter. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey as your feedback is essential to ongoing learning and improvement. There are also useful links to regional safeguarding policies and procedures, as well as practical information on Making Safeguarding Personal and an upcoming event on fire safety. Thank you as always for taking time to read the newsletter and for everything you do".
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Coventry Safeguarding Adults Board have developed an engagement survey to assess the level of understanding around adults accessing support and their experiences with accessing support. Please share the link widely with anyone living in Coventry – we want to hear your voices!
Take the survey.
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The West Midlands multi-agency policies and procedures have been developed jointly by the fourteen West Midlands Safeguarding Adults Board / Local Authority areas. The aim being working together to introduce a consistent approach and practice within the adult safeguarding environment. We would like to raise attention to the West Midlands multi-agency policy for Safeguarding Adults around the West midlands. This document presents all the policies in place to ensure that multi-agency involvement in adult social care, and the procedures of how to put these policies into practice.
Download the full PDF document.
Coventry Safeguarding Adults Board identified an additional need for information to be disseminated to agencies around fire safety, available resources and risks to vulnerable adults. This event was delivered by West Midlands Fire Service and took place on 26 June. 49 multi-agency professionals attended the session. It was also recorded and listed on the Board website.
Watch the event on YouTube.
Making Safeguarding Personal is a priority for the Coventry Safeguarding Adults Board. A number of resources have been developed to enhance professionals' understanding and knowledge around MSP. The Board has recently created a poster highlighting the importance of MSP and showcasing where useful resources can be found. Please share far and wide within your services to help us with the on-going promotion of Making Safeguarding Personal.
View and print the resources.
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NHS Talking Therapies – free NHS service to help people with symptoms of depression, anxiety, worry and low mood. Requires assessment and has a waiting list, but people can self-refer into the service and don’t need a GP referral.
CW Mind – Council-funded adult mental health support tailored to individual needs
Papyrus – 24/7 helpline for young people to talk about experiencing suicidal thoughts; Website includes a large number of useful resources for carers and professionals
CALM – support with different struggles and suicidal thoughts, operating a helpline, live chat and WhatsApp messaging every day from 5pm - midnight
Shout – 24/7 text-based messaging service to support with de-escalating stress, anxiety and suicidal thoughts
Kooth – app-based anonymous wellbeing support that offers a variety of wellbeing plans for young people – requires sign-up and disclosure of location (i.e. Coventry) as they only cover certain parts of the country
Wellbeing for Warwickshire – the website operates a 24/7 mental health and wellbeing line that is available to both Coventry and Warwickshire residents: 0800 616171
Violet Project – local organisation offering peer support for suicide bereavement and for self-harm
Amparo – specialised suicide bereavement support service for those impacted by suicide
Cruse – generalised bereavement support helpline service that runs nationally (various operating hours)
Samaritans – national 24/7 helpline and chat service providing a listening ear and help with suicidal thoughts
Help is at Hand – government issued booklet with emotional and practical support for those bereaved by suicide
Safeguarding Adults - it’s everyone’s business
The City Council website provides additional information on adult safeguarding:
Safeguarding Adults webpage.
If you have concerns about safety and how others treat you/someone else, contact:
Adult Social Care Tel: 024 7683 3003 Email: ascdirect@coventry.gov.uk
Mental Health - Single Point of Entry Tel: 0300 200 0011 Email: cwp-tr.specoventryadult@nhs.net
You can also get in touch with the Safeguarding Boards Team regarding matters relating to the Safeguarding Adults Board:
Tel: 024 7683 2568 Email: Coventrysab@coventry.gov.uk
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