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We are currently offering a 20% Discount* off delegate places at our virtual Child and Family CPD masterclasses which focus on developing a trauma informed approach to supporting children’s mental health and welfare.

Held in partnership with Dr Arnon Bentovim and colleagues at Child and Family Training, these interactive training sessions will provide you with practical tips and advice to apply in your everyday practice, to develop your knowledge and improve care and outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

These courses will support you to help children and families by; promoting children and young people’s health and development; building on children, young people and families’ strengths; helping children, young people and families overcome difficulties; using evidence-based approaches.

Forthcoming titles include:

Children’s Safeguarding: Learning from inquiries, serious case reviews and inspections Friday 14th January 2022, Virtual
Therapeutic Interventions to Reduce the Harmful Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences Thursday 27th January 2022, Virtual
Therapeutic work with children and young people suffering child sexual abuse and exploitation Thursday 10th February 2022, Virtual
Positive Parenting – Promoting Children and Young People’s Development and Well-being Thursday 3rd March 2022, Virtual
Reducing the Harmful effects of exposure to Domestic Violence & Abuse on Children and Young People Thursday 7th March 2022, Virtual

A 20% Discount* is available with code hcuk20kt
Virtual attendance allows you to attend safely via video link from your own workplace or home and still be able to network with delegates and ask questions, find out more.

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Supporting Victims of Image Based Sexual Abuse: Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Digital Forms of Domestic Abuse

Date of Event: Thursday, May 13th 2021

Time of Event: 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM

Place of Event: Webinar

Key Speakers

Maria Miller MP, Chairwoman of the Women & Equalities Select Committee

Ronnie Meechan-Rogers, Associate Dean Director of Programmes, School of Nursing, BPP University

Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Senior Campaigns and Policy Officer at Women’s Aid

Elena Michael, Co-Founder of #NotYourPorn

Akhila Kolisetty, Co-Director at End Cyber Abuse

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Overview

Over the last year, there has been a surge in incidents of image based sexual abuse. In 2020, the Revenge Porn Helpline saw an 87% increase in the number of adults seeking support for intimate image abuse, with 3,136 cases opened, the highest number the helpline has ever experienced. Over half of those people were signposted to mental health services, with 45 disclosing feeling suicidal as a result of intimate image abuse. Image based sexual abuse has a strong connection with domestic abuse with domestic violence charity, Refuge, finding that one in seven young women have received threats that intimate photos will be shared without their consent. Evidence also suggests that those who have been victim of image based sexual abuse are more likely to suffer from other forms of domestic abuse.

The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 made it an offence to share sexual private and explicit images or video of an individual with the intention of causing them distress. Since then, 900 abusers have been convicted, including 190 who received a custodial sentence. The Domestic Abuse Bill, which at the time of writing was progressing through Parliament, has widened the law to also include “threats” to disclose intimate images with similar intention. Alongside changes in the law, the Government also launched the Revenge Porn Helpline to support and guide those who have been victim to intimate image abuse. The helpline has collaborated with Facebook and Instagram to pilot projects to tackle revenge porn on their platforms.

However, despite rising incidents, last year saw a drop in the number of charges brought against offenders. Furthermore, more than a third of victims decided not to proceed with the case. One reason for this contradiction could be that revenge porn is classified as a communications offence, and not a sexual one, meaning that victims are not granted anonymity.

For many, the risk of being publicly named discourages them from pushing for a prosecution, but many victims have also claimed that they have faced a lack of adequate support. Research suggests that police officers themselves haven’t received support on dealing with this crime. Research by the University of Suffolk found that 95% of police officers who took part in a survey in 2017 had not had any training on revenge porn legislation. Technology companies have also been described as not doing enough on this issue. Last year, draft legislation was published with a view to changing the law to establish a duty of care on companies to improve online safety, overseen by an independent regulator, however this has not passed to date.

This symposium subsequently provides an invaluable opportunity for key stakeholders to review existing legislation and discuss further ways to tackle and deter image based sexual abuse. Delegates will also explore how to raise awareness of this form of domestic abuse as a criminal offence and how to best safeguard and support victims.

Program

• Understand and tackle links between image based sexual abuse and other forms of domestic abuse
• Address anonymity-related issues and ensure victims are able to identify and report crimes easily
• Analyse the Domestic Abuse Bill and understand what further legislative changes are needed to support victims of image based sexual abuse
• Examine measures to strengthen the response of law enforcement agencies and raise awareness of revenge porn within the police
• Understand how to support victims of revenge porn, provide legal advice, and streamline access to counselling services
• Scrutinise the role for social media companies and internet service providers in developing robust measures to accelerate the removal revenge porn
• Investigate the responsibility of media groups in sensitively reporting on revenge porn cases
• Discuss ways schools can engage with young people to promote respect, strengthen understanding of consent, and outline the risks associated with  sharing intimate material
• Discuss parental awareness of online risks, equipping guardians with the knowledge, skills and confidence to exercise control and protect children online
• Share examples of effective partnership working between local authorities, police, schools and community groups in developing innovative safeguarding solutions

Who Should Attend?

• Central Government Departments and Agencies
• Police Services
• Women’s Aid Groups
• Educators and Teachers
• National helplines and online support services
• Stalking and Harassment Specialists
• Domestic Violence Co-ordinators
• Local Criminal Justice Boards
• Victim Support Representatives
• Counselling Services
• Sexual Assault Support Centres and Specialists
• Independent Domestic Violence Advisors
• Independent Sexual Violence Advisors
• Women’s Sector Practitioners
• Criminal Justice Practitioners
• Judges and Magistrates
• Legal Professionals
• Children’s Services and Families Services Officers
• Social Workers and Social Services Officers
• Local Safeguarding Children Boards
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practitioners
• E-Crime Experts
• Social Networking Providers
• Internet Service Provider Executives
• Youth Workers and Youth Offending Teams
• Probation Officers
• Anti-Social Behaviour Coordinators
• Community Support Officers
• Academics and Researchers

Alcohol Dependency and Misuse: Preventing Addiction and Aiding Those Affected by Dependency

Date of Event: Tuesday, June 8th 2021

Time of Event: 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM

Place of Event: Webinar

Key Speakers

Overview

According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, by the end of the second lockdown, more than 8.4m people in England were drinking at higher-risk levels, up from 4.8m in February 2020. The British Liver Trust, one of the UK’s main charities dealing with the medical consequences of alcohol abuse, reported a 500% increase in calls to its helpline during the first lockdown. The number of alcohol driven anti-social behaviour incidents has also sharply increased over the last year. Alcohol dependency intersects with other pressing issues; 47% of those receiving alcohol dependency treatment live in the 30% most deprived areas, 54% also need mental health treatment, 19% of whom do not receive any. Alcohol misuse is also the biggest risk factor for death, ill-health and disability among 15 to 49 year-olds in the UK, and according to the Global Burden of Disease, alcohol is one of the top five risk factors that cause premature deaths in England. As pubs and bars reopen and as a recession takes hold, those at risk of alcohol dependencies will need further support.

In response, the government has announced plans to establish specialist Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs) over the next five years. A number of hospitals have already established such units and evidence shows that they have significantly reduced accident and emergency attendances, bed days, readmissions and ambulance callouts related to alcohol. Delivered in the 25% of the worst affected hospitals, this could prevent 50,000 admissions over five years. In December 2020, the government also announced support for rough sleepers with alcohol dependencies, with 43 areas across England receiving support from a £23 million fund, increasing to £52 million over the next two years. On a more local level, powers and responsibilities have been given to local areas to work with Public Health England (PHE) and assess alcohol-related needs. PHE have also sought to increase awareness about the harmful effects of alcohol dependence and the potential options to those who are vulnerable to addiction. Their ‘All Our Health’ campaign was introduced last year to help all health professionals understand what steps they can take and what resources they have at their disposal to reduce alcohol harm.

Nevertheless, critics continue to highlight the lack of funding for treatments and rehabilitation. Approximately, 82% of dependent drinkers are not accessing treatment and 31% of people in England drop out of treatment before successful completion. Studies also continually show a link between alcohol abuse, violence, domestic abuse and suicide. In 39% of violent incidents, it is believed the offender was under the influence of alcohol, and 45% of individuals who end their own life have a history of alcohol dependency. It has been suggested that price increases could be a way to discourage alcohol misuse – alcohol remains 74% more affordable compared to 1987 prices. Yet, even as alcohol has become 28% more expensive in the last decade, there has been little evidence to show that this has reduced alcohol dependency rates.

This symposium will offer community alcohol partnerships, local authorities, commissioning leads, mental health professionals, housing officers, police staff, public health practitioners and third sector organisations with a timely and invaluable opportunity to respond to the needs of alcohol dependent drinkers and share best practice on planning for future prevention and recovery.

Program

Who Should Attend?

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Safeguarding Adolescents and Young Adults   Tuesday 13th July 2021, Virtual Conference We are pleased to announce National Safeguarding Adolescents and Young Adults Conference which this year will focus on improving safeguarding practice: delivering a strengths based approach, transitional safeguarding, contextual safeguarding and complex safeguarding. Through national expert sessions and practical case studies the conference aims to bring together safeguarding leads working with adolescents and young people to understand current issues and the national context, and to debate and discuss key issues and areas you are facing in practice including supporting adolescents and young adults through and beyond COVID-19, and developing a strengths based approach to adolescent safeguarding. Brochure Website Book Unable to attend the full day? Don’t worry all our virtual conferences are recorded, giving you the flexibility to dip in and out throughout the day and catch up with anything you miss later. Find out more about virtual attendance. “The social isolation we are all experiencing will be especially damaging to those young people leading traumatic lives with no escape valve; we need to keep this in mind as we turn our attention to post Covid. We are in danger of seeing a tidal wave of mental health issues in this cohort of children. Loneliness, lack of routine, increasing poverty levels, and living with parents struggling with their own mental health issues are causing difficulties for young people now and are likely to cause further problems in the aftermath of the pandemic… The next few months will be critical in terms of renewal and recovery for these young people.” Lucy Butler, Executive Director of Children, Young People and Learning, West Sussex County Council February 2021

This conference will enable you to:

Network with colleagues who are working to improve adolescent and young adult safeguarding practice Understand the national context of your safeguarding practice including responding to the challenges of COVID-19 Reflect on the lived experience with a particular focus on COVID-19 Understand how you can develop and embed a strengths based approach Assess various Safeguarding Models Understand adolescent development and risk Develop your skills in transitional safeguarding, contextual safeguarding and complex safeguarding and in which situations they apply Improve the transition from child to adult safeguarding: supporting support people across the life course Develop a Contextual Safeguarding action plan: understanding the wider contexts of adolescent lives outside the family Learn from multi-agency approaches to support child and adult victims of sexual exploitation Reflect on the development of a Complex Safeguarding Hub to improve the response to criminal activity, or behaviour associated to criminality, involving vulnerable children/young people, where there is exploitation and/or a clear or implied safeguarding concern Understanding adolescent thinking and attachment and improve your skills in working with adolescent people Update your knowledge on current issues and identification of risk with regard to Gangs, Criminal Exploitation and Serious Youth Violence Improve partnership with Police Legal update – including information sharing and the new Liberty Protection Safeguards which will replace DoLS and now apply to 16-17 year olds Self assess and reflect on your own practice For more information visit: www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #SafeguardingYoungAdults Delegates attending the last conference said it would have a positive impact on patient care: ‘‘’I feel that I will be looking at contextual safeguarding within the organisation and how the transition from CAMHS to Adult services is handled’’ ‘’Important sharing of best practice that I hope will be shared beyond the conference and inform practice/procedures.’’ ‘’Loads of useful info to take back to my workplace and share with colleagues’’ For the latest developments in child protection and safeguarding, sign up to receive news from NSPCC Learning.

Group rates: A 15% discount is available to all but the first person in a booking. We can offer increased discount rates for bookings of 5 or more, contact kerry@hc-uk.org.uk.

Interested in Exhibiting? This conference includes an exhibition for delegates to hear about, discover and takeaway details of new products and services. Email carolyn@hc-uk.org.uk or Call Carolyn Goodbody on 01932 429933

Also of interest:

Self Neglect & Adult Safeguarding: Responding to Self Neglect & Hoarding during Covid-19 Children’s Safeguarding: Learning from inquiries, serious case reviews and inspections Childhood Neglect: Approaches to understanding, assessment and interventions Decision making using the Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework

CAMHS National Summit 2021: Transforming Mental Health Services for Children & Young Adults Eating Disorders Summit 2021: Improving Access, Treatment & Recovery Outcomes Masterclass: Safeguarding Children Level 3 – NHS Level 4

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