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Support services locally and Christmas availability
Please find below details of support services locally for Domestic Abuse in Westmorland and Furness and the hours they will be open over the festive period.
Springfield Support
The community hub at Stricklandgate House closes at the end of the day on the 23rd. Community staff are working from the refuge over the festive two weeks and back in the office from the 2nd of January.
The 08081757070 number will be staffed and can be used to speak to community and refuge staff.
Women's Community Matters
Please click here for festive opening hours.
Cumbria - Victim Support
We are open 9-5 every day other than Bank Holidays but our 03003030157 number goes to support line so is 24/7 every day.
Trauma Informed Training
This full-day, in-person training is open to all staff, including support and frontline teams. It explores how trauma impacts the brain, body, and behaviour and how adopting a trauma-informed approach can improve the way we support individuals, communities, and each other at work.
Participants will reflect on applying trauma-informed principles in their own practice, services, and organisations.
To prepare for these changes, a training event will be held:
📅 12 January 2026
🕙 09:00am –16:00pm
📍Kendal Town Hall, Assembly Room
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.
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Missing: Cumbria Constabulary Partnership Responsibility to Police Missing Children Procedure
Cumbria Constabulary, supported by the Local Authority, are updating their Missing Persons policy and procedures to align with national guidance, with changes going live in January 2026.
The updates aim to ensure a proportionate police response when a child is reported missing, avoiding unnecessary police involvement that could negatively affect the child or lead to unintended criminalisation. Risk assessments will remain thorough, but where appropriate, parents or carers may be asked to take reasonable steps before police deployment — in line with national frameworks and best practice.
📅 Tuesday 20 January
🕙 10:00am – 12:00pm
📍 Kendal Town Hall, Assembly Room
This session, open to Education and Care Home providers.
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.
CE Level 2 Training
This training equips practitioners with the knowledge and skills to recognise and respond to child exploitation and extra-familial harm. It focuses on identifying risk factors and vulnerabilities, assessing and safeguarding children at risk, and applying relevant legal and safeguarding frameworks. The session also emphasises effective multi-agency collaboration and safe, appropriate support for children and young people. It is designed for professionals involved in planning and intervention for children at risk or experiencing exploitation and builds on prior completion of the Child Exploitation and Extra-Familial Harm Level 1 eLearning course.
There at multiple dates and locations available:
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📅 Dates:
Tuesday 3 February
Friday 17 April
Friday 3 July
Monday 12 October
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🕙 Times:
13:00 - 16:00
10:00 - 13:00
10:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 16:00
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📍 Locations:
Kendal Town Hall
Barrow Town Hall
Kendal Town Hall
Barrow Town Hall
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To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.
Learning from Practice - Thematic Training Events
Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Partnerships are delivering two, face to face thematic learning events where the sessions will explore learning from both Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Local Learning Reviews in Cumbria.
Information on the sessions can be found below.
Cumberland
Wednesday 4th February - 13:30pm – 15:30pm – Wigton Market Hall
You can book a place via this link: Face to Face Training | Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership
Westmorland and Furness
Tuesday 3rd February – 13:30 – 15:30pm - South Lakeland House , Kendal
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.
Safer Internet Day
Join us for a Lunch & Learn session for Safer Internet Day. The session will focus on current online risks for children and young people and outline practical steps that adults can take to support safer digital use. If you work with or support children, booking a place may be helpful.
What is Safer Internet Day?
Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety. Each year Safer Internet Day covers online issue or themes that speak to the things young people are seeing and experiencing online.
Safer Internet Day is co-ordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre in partnership with Childnet.”
📅 Monday 9 February
🕙 12:00pm - 13:00pm
📍 Microsoft Teams
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.
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Family Help Networking Event
Join us for another dynamic networking event designed to celebrate and strengthen Family Help across Westmorland
and Furness. This is more than just a networking session – it’s about keeping our collective promise to support
children and families.
Who should attend?
- Organisations/services supporting children and families – promote what you offer!
- Anyone working with children/families – discover, connect, and share resources.
📅 Monday 9 February
🕙 13:00 - 15:00
📍 Appleby Public Hall
Whether you’re promoting services or exploring what’s available, YOU are part of Family Help - thank you! We can’t wait to welcome you!
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Non Fatal Strangulation Training
We are pleased to offer a one-hour online training session for all front line multi-agency staff on non-fatal strangulation (NFS). This will be a lunch and learn session:
📅 Monday 16 March
🕙 12:00pm - 13:00pm
📍 Microsoft Teams
By the end of the session, participants will have:
- an increased awareness of the seriousness of NFS
- an understanding of the physiological and psychological impact of NFS
- the ability to identify and manage the risks associated with NFS
- insight into how victims may present
- an understanding of how to respond and support victims and children/young people using a trauma-informed approach
This essential training is suitable for all levels of frontline multi-agency professionals.
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.
Practitioner Forums
The Practitioner Forums bring together professionals supporting children and young people across Westmorland and Furness to connect, collaborate and share good practice. They promote partnership working by helping practitioners understand each other’s roles, explore local services and exchange ideas to improve support. Through open communication and networking, the forums foster a more coordinated approach to service delivery. To join, email WFSCP@cumbria.gov.uk.
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