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keeping you up-to-date with all our service news.
Please
see the latest from IPEH, with details of how you can get involved and give us
your feedback.
Feel free to send any short articles (with an optional image) by 11am Friday, for inclusion in the fortnightly Tuesday newsletter.
Headline News
Divisional
Police Awards
An
award ceremony was held on 19 June, where a team of 15 including those from
social care, victim support, police and sexual health attended, along with Mark
Frankland, Principal Manager Operations and Safeguarding and Child Protection.
"It was a
fantastic humbling experience" - Helen McCutchan, Clinical
Matron/Safeguarding and CSE link, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust.
"We were the
last to be presented because we were awarded the Chief Constable’s Certificate
of Merit on his personal recommendation. This was a complete surprise to our
staff and a really positive endorsement of the work we have done with
regards to CSE issues."
Sexual
health got a significant mention and was commended with the care provided and
particularly the fast-track clinic set up to ease the victims access to
testing. This model has now been adopted for CSE operations as an example of
good practice.
Well
done all!
Online
Research
UK
Safe Interest Centre have researched about the effects of online pornography
for young people. Did you know...
- 65% of 15-16 year olds have seen online pornography
- 53% of boys who had seen pornography thought it was
‘realistic’
- 36% of children who had taken nude or semi-naked
self-photographs reported that they had been asked to show these images to
someone online.
For
more information, view the research study on their website.
Voice and
Engagement
 Children
in Care work with the Fire and Rescue Service!
The
Children in Care Council (CICC) gave suggestions to the Fire and Rescue Service
about a new project, informing young people in care and care leavers about fire
safety awareness and what to do if there was a fire in their home.
The
group shared ideas about how the key messages could be achieved with different
age groups, doing a variety of activities e.g. assessing laptop and tablet
dangers, cooking safely and how to cope in an emergency.
Young
people tested their knowledge on the steps you would take to get out safely in
the event of a fire.
This
is part of a development project the CICC are working on with Fire and Rescue.
For more information, contact Claire Tooke.
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National Citizen Service (NCS) is in full swing
The Voice and Participation team spoke with NCS Grads to hear more about their role, what they have been doing and how this programme develops their skills!
See the full video here and read the full article.
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Total Respect - A Care Leavers Perceptive
Total Respect is a course delivered by Care leavers to share young
peoples' experience of being
in care. Key messages include how important it
is to listen and hear and value young people. The course is for primarily for foster carers (though not exclusively) and includes very interactive
activities.
Read more here.
For further details, contact Claire
Tooke or view the course on the Learning and Development Gateway.
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Creative Ambassadors wanted!
We’ve been contacted by a youth-led creative network, Livity, who are looking for young people aged 11-16 from across the UK to join their panel
of creative ambassadors to help shape the future of an exciting project.
The panel takes place on WhatsApp,
and ambassadors are expected to commit approximately 2-3 hours per week for 6
weeks to share opinions on creative work. Each ambassador will be paid £200 for
their involvement, as well as receiving a reference for their CV / personal
statement explaining their involvement and the skills gained.
Limited spaces! Email ellie.locke@ukyouth.org if
this is of interest for the young people you work with.
News From Your Local
Hubs
For more information, contact Peter Lawrence.
Healthy Child Programme (HCP)
HCP would like to provide you with an update on the introduction of the new extended 0-19 Public Health Community Nursing Service in West Sussex.
As you may be aware, the new service started in April 2017 but some of the additional support will be ‘phased-in’ following engagement with schools, parents, and young people.
Read more here.
Can
you help?
Our
SEND Youth Participation Worker recently met a young man with a Learning
Disability who would really like to set up an anti-bullying support/social
action group in the Chichester area. Would anyone be able to help him out with
suggestions for venues where they could meet please? He’d also like to apply
for a small amount of funding to help with the costs of running the group. Does
anyone know of any charitable funds for example that might consider his
application? Any suggestions gratefully received, please contact Rachel
Sadler.
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 FareShare
FoodCloud
FareShare
FoodCloud helps not-for-profit organisations, such as schools and youth groups
to receive surplus food from local Tesco supermarkets. We are keen to ensure
that you are aware of the free produce, which is available to those you
support. We can arrange for you to collect fresh produce such as bread, fruit
and vegetables from a store close to you.
Vanessa
Burns, manager of YMCA Maidstone Tovil Pre-School, says FoodShare FoodCloud has
saved them money, as well as changed the way parents and children think about
recycling and the environment.
To find out more, view their video 1 and video 2. If you are interested in taking part
in this project, please contact Shelley.wright@fareshare.org.uk / 07572
228014.
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Time
Aside Sensory Art
Time
Aside will be delivering some workshop sessions in Bognor
and Crawley Down for children, young people and
their families.
Please
pass onto any families you feel would be interested.
 Five
to Thrive
Your
child's body grows better when you give the child good food. Your child's brain
grows better when you do five simple things.
Respond * Cuddle * Relax * Play *
Talk
Relax: Stress hormones
such as adrenaline and cortisol can injure the human brain. Under the impact of
unregulated stress, these excessive hormones change blood supply to key areas
of the brain such as those that control language and the self-regulation of
mood and impulse. This is the organic explanation for the survival mechanism of
fight or flight, in which brain functions that slow down response times (such
as thinking) are switched off.
Read
more about baby brain development here.
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Training and
Development
2 NEW training courses run by Anti-Bullying Works
- Resilience with Mindfulness techniques - Coping Strategies for children & young people - Thursday 19 October 2017, 9:30am-12:30pm
To book: www.resmind.eventbrite.co.uk
- Sticking Up for a Friend - Peer Support Systems and Bystander Behaviour - Thursday 2 November 2017, 9:30am-12:30pm
To book: www.stickingup.eventbrite.co.uk
Both workshops will be held at Billingshurst Community & Conference Centre and cost £60 each or two places for only £90!
Further information can be viewed on their website.
 Understanding Sexual Abuse
This course is for staff and volunteers working with children and young people in West Sussex to understand the definitions of child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation, have a deeper understanding of the prevalence of sexual violence and its effects on CYP and recognise some of the features of trauma and support CYP when disclosing.
Tuesday 12 September 2017, 9:30am-4:30pm, Crawley. Book today: Eventbrite.
This event will cost £15.00 as it is heavily subsidised by this training initiative. For more information about the course or to speak to the CYP training programme coordinator please contact Karin Webb, training@coastalwestsussexmind.org / 01903 277010.
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Job Vacancies
Operations Officer - (South East), DofE
(35 hours per week)
To find out more about the role, including their vision, click here.
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