Useful Resources for the public

National Resources and Guidance

• Social Care Institute of Excellence - Safeguarding
• Care Act 2014 - Section 42
• Care Act 2014 Part 1: Factsheets
• National Trading Standards - Friends against scams
• Victim Support
• Victim Support (British Sign Language)
• National Domestic Abuse Helpline
• Support for victims of honour based abuse and forced marriage
• Hourglass - Action on Elder Abuse Helpline
• National Rape Crisis Helpline
• The Survivors Trust
• Samaritans
• Mind
• Little book of scams (Met Police)
• Little book of phone scams (Met Police)
• Find A Helpline (England)
• Mental health support if you're lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBTQ+)
• What is self-neglect? (Ann Craft Trust)

Kent and Medway Resources

• Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership (KSCMP)
• Medway Safeguarding Childrens Partnership (MSCP)
• Making Safeguarding Personal Resources
• Rubicon Cares
• Kent County Council Trading Standards
• Medway Council Trading Standards
• Scams Advice (Kent Police)

Domestic Abuse

• Domestic Abuse Services in Kent and Medway
• How to find Domestic Abuse Support in Kent (British Sign Language) (youtube.com)

Mental Health

• Need help in a mental health crisis? Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Exploitation and County lines

• Exploitation - Factsheet
• PREVENT and Extremism
• Modern Slavery - the signs and how to report it (Kent Police)
• County Lines - the signs and how to report it (Kent Police)
• Eyes Open 

Videos

• Kent and Medway Tricky Friends
• Kent and Medway Tricky Friends (British Sign Language)
• Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board, Adult Abuse explained
• Adult Abuse explained - (British Sign Language)
• Staffordshire Police, Lets Talk Stalking
• Kent Police - What to expect

Leaflets

If the KMSAB leaflets are required in an alternative format, including large print, please contact kmsab@kent.gov.uk

• KMSAB How to protect yourself from abuse - a guide for the public 
• KMSAB How to protect yourself from abuse - an easy read guide for the public 
• KMSAB How to protect yourself from abuse - British Sign Language (BSL) Friendly
  
• Hate Crime Leaflet
• Dating Fraud Flyer
• Romance Scam Flyer

How to protect yourself from abuse - a guide for the public leaflet, in alternative languages: