Please visit our dedicated family, friends, and carers webpage if you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of an adult with care and support needs, or if you would just like to know more about adult safeguarding and the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board.
This short podcast is on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board and is about the Safeguarding Adult Review for TD. TD’s Brother contributed to this Review by providing a pen picture of TD and, a perspective on the care received from agencies. Firstly, I would like to share some inform...
If you are concerned about an adult with care and support needs, who is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect, the best way to report your concerns is to make a safeguarding referral using the online safeguarding referral form on the West Sussex County Council website. If you would like to...
All organisations providing community care and support services in West Sussex are committed to providing high-quality services. If you think someone who lives in a care home or uses a domiciliary agency is at risk of harm, please make a safeguarding referral using the online safeguarding referral...
Whistleblowing is the raising of a concern, either within the workplace or externally, about a danger, risk, malpractice or wrongdoing, which affects others. If you have a safeguarding concern you can and should advise CarePoint on 01243 642121 and/or police as appropriate. The whistleblowing proc...
The rising cost of living can impact people in a wide variety of ways. If you are in need of support to manage the rising cost of living, you can access advice and practical support through West Sussex County Council. West Sussex County Council can provide advice, practical support, and signpostin...
Prevent is the safeguarding part of the UK’s Counter Terrorism strategy (CONTEST ) in place to safeguard vulnerable people from being coerced, influenced, manipulated, groomed or controlled into committing or supporting harm against themselves or others in the name of an extremist ideology. Often ...
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Abuse or neglect can take many forms. Find out more about each type below. Physical abuse Causing someone physical harm, for example by hitting, pushing or kicking them, misusing medication, causing someone to be burnt or scalded, controlling what someone eats, restraining someone inappropriately ...
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On this page Tricky Friends Hidden Harms Tricky Friends 'Tricky Friends' is a short animation originally developed by Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board. The animation explains what a good friendship looks like, when friendships might be harmful, and how you can access support if your friendships ...
