Update to the guidelines for practitioners in Leeds working with young people who self-harm or feel suicidal
Access the digital version here Suicidal-PDF-Digi.pdf and order free printed copies from the Public Health Resource Centre which is based at Tech North in Chapel Allerton. You can become a member and order resources here - Public Health Resource Centre | Leeds.gov.uk
The guidelines cover how to support young people, understand risk, share information appropriately and how to refer on for further support.
The MindMate website has a full directory of support services including information about urgent help services here - Urgent help - all services - MindMate
West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week 2025
West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week is once again taking place across the region.
We have teamed up with regional safeguarding boards and partners to provide a programme of FREE events available to anyone who works with children and families in West Yorkshire.
The week commences on 23 June 2025.
The timetable for West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week is now live!
Book your place on any of the sessions. Don’t miss out, as places usually fill up fast.
Share your views
In Leeds we are committed to the 'Think Family, Work Family' approach. This means recognising that individuals rarely live in isolation, and practitioners should assess the needs of the wider family when working with children, parents, or adults. It also involves fostering regular communication, close collaboration, and coordinated planning among all staff and services involved with families.
In partnership with LSAB and Safer Leeds we are conducting a survey to understand how this approach is embedded in your practice and service, and to identify ways we can further support it.
Please take a few moments to complete the survey
Your insights and experiences are invaluable to us, and we appreciate your participation.
“It’s Silent”: Race, racism and safeguarding children
This report (pdf) from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is part of an ongoing series of publications to share information arising from work undertaken by the panel with:
- safeguarding partners
- those working in child protection
It explores what happened to 53 children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds who were the subject of child safeguarding reviews between January 2022 and March 2024.
The purpose of this briefing is to share learning from analyses of rapid reviews and local child safeguarding practice reviews (LCSPRs) to inform the work of safeguarding partners.
LSCP training, learning and improving your practice
Places are filling up fast on the sessions we currently have on offer. Click the links below for full details and to register your place:
Core training
Train the trainer support session: 21 May 2025, 10:30am to 12pm
Webinars
Preparing for engaging in child protection conferences:15 May 2025, 2pm to 4pm
Professional curiosity and decision making:
- 21 May 2025, 9:45am to 4pm
- 4 June 2025, 9:45am to 4pm
Professional grief and bereavement: 23 June 2025, 4pm to 7pm
Dates for your diary
14 to 21 June 2025 - Drowning Prevention Week
23 to 27 June 2025 - West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week
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