Useful links & Resources

KMSAB Resources

• Domestic Abuse Sibling on Sibling Awareness Briefing
• Kent and Medway Safeguarding Audit Tool
• KMSAB 10 Rules of Record Keeping
• KMSAB Adult Abuse Leaflets
• KMSAB Competence Framework
• KMSAB e-learning foundation module
• KMSAB Legal Frameworks and Interventions
• KMSAB - End of Life Care
• KMSAB - recognising the emotional wellbeing of adults following significant life changes
• KMPT Professionals Meetings - Guidance for Practitioners
• Managing Diabetes and Mental Health 
• Why the content of any Referral is so important

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Local Resources

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS)

• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Kent
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Medway
• DoLS 7 minute briefing (Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust)

Domestic abuse

• Domestic Abuse and Suicide Briefing Paper
• How to find Domestic Abuse Support in Kent (British Sign Language) (youtube.com)

Financial abuse

• Spot the signs of Financial Abuse- Public Protection Kent
• Financial Abuse Toolkit (for access to the appendices, please contact internal.audit@kent.gov.uk)

Mental Health

• Need help in a mental health crisis? Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
• Suicide Prevention Team Resources
• Highlighting the link between autism and suicide
• Mind - Mental Health
  • Section 117 aftercare
  • Discharge from hospital when sectioned

Neurodiversity

• KCHFT - Adult Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Service
• National Autistic Society
• Safeguarding practice with autistic people - a brief guide (Solihull SAB)

Self-neglect

• Kent Fire and Rescue Service - Self-Neglect clutter score guidance
• Kent Fire and Rescue Service - Self-Neglect clutter image rating 
• Working with complexity: self-neglect, substance misuse and mental capacity - 3 minute briefing

Other local resources

• Hate Crime Leaflet
• Kent and Medway Joint Dual Diagnosis Protocol
• Kent and Medway CCG - 7 minute briefing supporting vulnerable EU nationals applying for settled status
• Kent and Medway Information Sharing Agreement
• Local account for adult social care
• PREVENT referral form
• Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) - Video for professionals
• Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) - professional referral pathway flowchart
  

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National

• Alcohol Change UK webinar - Safeguarding Vulnerable Dependent Drinkers
• Alcohol Change UK - The Blue Light Approach
• Ann Craft Trust
• County lines – for social housing staff: posters
• Department of Health - pressure ulcers and the interface with a safeguarding enquiry
• Detecting and preventing financial abuse of older adults
• Executive function animation 
• Executive Functioning Grab Sheet (Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen SABs)
• Female Genital Mutilation - mandatory reporting, procedural information
• Forced Marriage - information and practice guidelines for professionals
• Gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of neglect or abuse: a guide for social workers and their managers in England
• Handling cases of forced marriage
• How to use legal powers to safeguard highly vulnerable dependent drinkers
• Human Trafficking Foundation - trafficking survivor emergency support fund
• Learning from tragedies: an analysis of alcohol-related Safeguarding Adult Reviews 
• Lets talk about it (ltai) - working together to prevent terrorism
• Liberty Protection Safeguards Resources
• Local Government Association - Safeguarding Resources
• Pressure Ulcers and the interface with a safeguarding enquiry
• Safeguarding adults - roles and responsibilities in health and care services
• Social Care Institute of Excellence
• Thematic SAR - Self-neglect (Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership)
• Think Family Toolkit
• Think Family Checklist for Practitioners - Bexley SAB
• Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern and how to support effective outcomes.
• Working definition of trauma-informed practice

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National Legislation

• Action Counters Terrorism (ACT)
• Care Act 2014 - Section 42
• Care Act 2014 Part 1: Factsheets
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004
• Fraud Act 2006
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Forms and Guidance
• PREVENT - channel duty guidance - April 2015
• Sexual Offences Act 2003