Supporting Children Supporting Parents - NWSB Practice Guide

Promoting awareness of:

Supporting Children Supporting Parents NWSB Practice Guide; for considering the needs of children when working with adults with severe mental illness and/ or substance misuse

The overarching aim of this practice guide is to ensure that children, including unborn children of parent(s) experiencing mental ill health and/ or misusing substances receive appropriate support, safeguarding and protection.

All agencies have a collective responsibility to safeguard and protect children/adults at risk. This requires effective communication and coordination of multi-agency services to children and their families at both strategic and operational levels. This may include Adults and Children’s Social Services, Substance Misuse Services, Health, Education, Police, Probation and the Voluntary Sector.

Target audience: As listed above

Trainer: Martin Calder

To be held on:

8th July 2022 at 9.30am – 12.30pm (Multi-agency practitioners)