A programme of free online and face-to-face sessions aimed at protecting children and adults from abuse or neglect is now open to the public.
The sessions also help to educate people to recognise the signs and report concerns as part of this year’s Safeguarding Week, which begins on Monday, June 15.
Partners from Safeguarding Adults Boards, Children’s Safeguarding Partnerships, Community Safety Partnerships across North Yorkshire, the City of York Council, Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have come together for Safeguarding Week.
An extensive programme of learning events, seminars and interactive sessions has been developed which all underpin this year’s theme, “safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility”, with an emphasis on how everyone can work together.
The programme has been developed for both professional and public audiences covering a wide variety of themes looking at both adult and child safeguarding.
Executive member for children and families, Cllr Janet Sanderson, said: “Safeguarding is about protecting children and adults from abuse or neglect and educating people around them to recognise the signs and report concerns.
“The sessions have been designed to stimulate discussion, spark innovation and share best practice. But more so, the excellent programme of events allows us all to educate ourselves further on how we can recognise the signs of abuse and help safeguard people from abuse.
“Each session will be delivered by inspirational and motivational speakers, all of whom are experts in their field and I would encourage as many people as possible to sign up.”
Sessions will be free to attend and delivered both virtually and in person at various times throughout the day to accommodate attendees’ work and other commitments.
Some of the events and themes include rough sleeping outreach support, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), domestic abuse, modern slavery and much more.
Team members from adult services, children’s services, the City Health Care Partnership (CHCP) and the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector will be attending the events.
While a number of the sessions are open only to professionals working in the safeguarding sector, the week-long programme of more than 60 sessions caters for members of the public, volunteers, parents and carers too who want to learn more about safeguarding.
On the following days, our community safety officers will be joined by colleagues from North Yorkshire Police at the locations listed below:
Monday, 15 June:
- 9.30am to 11.30am: Market Stall at Pickering Market, Market Place, Pickering.
- 1pm to 3pm: Filey Library, Station Avenue, Filey.
Tuesday, 16 June:
- 10am to 12pm: The Horton Café, Calcaria House Community Centre, Tadcaster.
Wednesday, 17 June:
- 9.30am to 10.15am: The Horton Café, Eggborough Methodist Church, Eggborough.
Thursday, 18 June:
- 10am to 12pm: Balmoral Centre, Scarborough, a North Yorkshire Police mobile police van, opposite Wreyfield Shops, Wreyfield Drive, Scarborough, and The Horton Café, St. Richards Centre, Selby.
- 11am to 1pm: Sandylands Sports Ground, Skipton.
The full programme of events, which will take place between Monday, 15 June to Friday, 19 June, is open for viewing at and early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment.
See more information about safeguarding North Yorkshire children, young people and safeguarding North Yorkshire adults.