1
Q
Safeguarding vulnerable adults - legislation
A
Care Act 2014
2
Q
MASH
A
Collection of agencies: police, NHS, education, local authority etc.
3
Q
What is safeguarding?
A
Protecting from and preventing harm and abuse
4
Q
What 12 areas of policing create vulnerability?
A
- Domestic abuse
- Adult & child sexual exploitation
- Stalking and harassment
- Missing and absent persons
- FGM
- Managing of sex and violent offenders
- Adults at risk
- Child abuse
- Honour based abuse
- Modern slavery and trafficking
- Forced marriage
- Serious sexual offences
5
Q
Factors that make people vulnerable
A
• Mental health issues
• Learning difficulties
• Physical disability
• Age – elderly or child
• Poor health
• Gender – females can suffer Female Genital Mutilation
• Sexual orientation
• Isolation
• Drug / alcohol addiction
• Ethnicity / nationality / culture
Poverty
6
Q
What is an adverse childhood experience (ABE)?
A
Harmful experience that hinders development
Long lasting - may continue into adulthood
Can be misinterpreted as behavioural issues
7
Q
What is impact trauma?
A
Incident causing someone or someone close to them at serious risk of death
Can cause PTSD
8
Q
What is the definition of a protective factor?
A
Variable associated with reduced likelihood of becoming perpetrator or victim
