Useful Resources
Information, Awareness and Support
- Halton Hate Crime Resources Factsheet
- Help is at Hand: for people affected by suicide
- Safeguarding Adults in Sport Resource Pack: A guide from Sport England
- Skills for Care: A guide to Adult Safeguarding for Social Care Providers
- Suicide Prevention: No-More Suicide’ http://www.no-more.co.uk/
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisations- YOUR RIGHTS
- HSAB Posters
- HSAB Alerter Card
- Safeguarding Adults Leaflet for Professionals
- Safeguarding Adult Leaflet for Families & Carers
- HSAB Information leaflet for Making Safeguarding Personal
- Easy Read - Care Act - What is a safeguarding
- Looking after yourself
- Living Well in Halton Guide
- https://www.stoploansharks.co.uk/social-media-toolkit-3-2/
- Carers Information Booklet
- ASC seldom heard groups STAFF info Feb 2025
- SAR - Tom’s Story Safeguarding Adult Reviews | Statutory publications | Safeguarding Adults Board
Training
HSAB training programme 2018-19
- Current safeguarding adults training course availability for Halton Borough Council staff can be accessed via the Learning & Development area on the intranet.
- There are also a variety of e-learningcourses that are available to all staff from any organisation: Guide to e-learning setup for HSAB & sub group members
- Halton Safeguarding Adults Board Training Programme 2018 is offering FREE multi-agency training free of charge to those living and working in Halton who have a direct involvement in the care and support of adults with additional neds. This includes volunteers, carers, those employed through a personal budget and those who use services.
Toolkits
Videos
- Hidden Harms - Older Adults and Domestic Abuse
- The Spoken Word: A video by Cheshire East Service Users
- Real Safeguarding Stories. A free online resource for professionals
- Hoarding: Keith’s Story a film by Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board
- Show How to Know How: A training film about using the Mental Capacity Act in the community
- What is safeguarding?
- Tricky Friends – a new animation created by Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board, that helps people with learning disabilities understand true friendships
- A video introduction to Safeguarding Adults in Sport
- Tackling Modern Slavery
- Henryk’s Story – Modern Day Slavery
- Anisha’s Story – Domestic Abuse
- Tony’s Story – Abuse and Learning Disabilities
- Adverse Childhood Experiences ACEs Wales
- You are not Alone - Liverpool Express
- Behind Closed Doors - Domestic Abuse
- County Lines - Bing Video
- Possabilities video
- Home Office and Health animation to support people’s understanding of health in Prevent duties
- Domestic servitude | West Yorkshire Police
- Herbert Protocol
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A89LxK4HlHM
- See Something, Say Something animation
- Safeguarding Adults Review in respect of Tom (PDF, 545KB).
- "I Couldn't Afford to Feed My Kids" | The Reality of Romance Fraud | Nazaha's Story
- The Hidden Victims of Romance Fraud | My Mum Lost Her Savings to AI Dating Scammer | Sarah's Story
- "I Was Groomed Out My Life Savings" | How to Protect Yourself from Romance Fraud | Diana's Story
Scam Awareness
- https://www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/
- https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/business/TradingStandards/Trading-Standards.aspx
- https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Documents/business/trading%20standards/Canyouspotascam.pdf
- Operation Shield | Cheshire Constabulary
- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/scams-fraud/
- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/information-guides/ageukig05_avoiding_scams_inf.pdf
- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/information-guides/ageukig45_looking_after_your_money_inf.pdf
- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/information-guides/ageukig01_staying_safe.inf.pdf