Home-Start has released new figures showing a rise in parents seeking mental health support from the charity. During #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek it is more important than ever that we are here to support parents through their toughest times. #MMHAW home-start.org.uk/News/rise-in-p…

This week, we continued our work on children's social care, looking closely at effective safeguarding for vulnerable and disabled children. Prof. Michelle McManus Prof Michelle McManus highlighted the importance of a multi-agency approach to understanding children's lived experience 👇

📢 MPs heard how pressures on social care staff and staff retention meant children are too often changing care workers. Read the full story ➡️ socialworktoday.co.uk/News/children-… Prof Michelle McManus Peter Wasson Emma Ball Manchester Metropolitan Uni Home Start Southport & Formby

How lovely to see our oral evidence to Education Committee select committee on children’s social care and safeguarding covered in Social Work Today! See below 👇 Manchester Metropolitan Uni MetroPolis Emma Ball Peter Wasson Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Ofsted

Fantastic to see coverage of Prof Michelle McManus & Emma Ball important research findings on safeguarding and children's social care in Social Work Today 🎇 Find out what Prof Michelle McManus shared in her recent oral evidence to Education Committee on this topic below 👇

NEW RESEARCH: Read HM Inspectorate of Probation’s latest Academic Insight ‘The ‘12Cs’ Collective Safeguarding Responsibility Model’ by Emma Ball and Prof Michelle McManus ow.ly/R7gu50RJvBX

Many thanks to Emma Ball & Prof Michelle McManus for our third Academic Insights paper for 2024. The ‘12Cs’ Collective Safeguarding Responsibility Model measures and evidences the effectiveness of multi-agency collaboration, with clear accountabilities and a commitment to improvement

I'ts National Epilepsy Week If you see someone having a seizure you should: 😑 Stay calm 🤕 Cushion the person’s head to stop them from injuring themselves 🚑 Call 999, the ambulance staff will be able to talk you through the next steps. #epilepsy orlo.uk/qpBaw

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The 12 Cs of collective safeguarding by Emma Ball & Prof Michelle McManus Latest #Academic Insight from HM Inspectorate of Probation russellwebster.com/the-12-cs-of-c…

In the next issue of JCSWB: SOCIAL INNOVATION NARRATIVE - Multi-agency safeguarding: From everyone’s responsibility to a collective responsibility by Emma Jayne Ball et al. Emma Ball Jessica McElwee Prof Michelle McManus Manchester Metropolitan Uni NISBWales

#LabourManifesto ☑️creation of offence child criminal exploitation. Our commissioned evidence to Gov (2021) = criminalising coercive/controlling exploitation of children (image 2 our report!) Also see committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc… for our CYPE strategy MetroPolis Manchester Metropolitan Uni

A few months back I had the delight to work with the team at MMU looking at improving adult safeguarding. Prof Michelle McManus , Emma Ball & Jess are producing amazing research and work in this area! Watch this space!!

Very interesting session!

Multi-agency Safeguarding - Collective Safeguarding Responsibility

Jessica McElwee Emma Ball Prof Michelle McManus Excited to be referencing this!!!

Another publication led by Emma Ball from her PhD, with Zara Quigg Ellie McCoy Implementation of Multi-agency Safeguarding Arrangements Regarding Exploitation of Young People’ Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Manchester Metropolitan Uni MetroPolis MMU Research & Innovation @MMUHPSC

Another amazing ACEs conference held Liverpool John Moores University Grateful to present alongside such amazing speakers, sharing our ongoing ACEs research & advocacy for prevention across Liverpool-City Region & beyond! Watch this space for future research Public Health @ LJMU LJMU Impact LJMUHealth

🚨See our latest paper by PhD student Emma Ball & Zara Quigg Ellie McCoy Prof Michelle McManus examining implementation of multi-agency safeguarding arrangements regarding exploitation of young people. Free open access here: rdcu.be/dMB5I

Many thanks to Nina Maxwell for this Academic Insights paper which examines service responses to child criminal exploitation. The barriers and facilitators to an effective approach are set out, highlighting the value of a strengths-based, child-centred, child rights approach.