17. Approaches to prevention and early intervention This table outlines some of the approaches that professionals can use to promote wellbeing and prevention: Ways to general wellbeing, to help communities Prevention improve everyone’s ‘look out for each and help the public (and the full range of professionals other’ and volunteers) know what to do if they think that someone may be experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation. For example: Providing universal access to good quality information Supporting safer neighbourhoods Actively addressing hate crime or anti-social behaviour Promoting healthy and active lifestyles Reducing loneliness or isolation Encouraging early discussions in families about potential future changes Conversations about care arrangements if a family member becomes ill Information about the role of the Court of Protection. Taking action to identify people at risk and to support them to protect Early themselves when they are at risk of, or experiencing, abuse, neglect or Intervention exploitation and finding ways of helping people manage risk and access mainstream services. For example: Identifying vulnerability factors and potential risks in needs assessment Addressing these risks in the support planning process Support plans to reduce loneliness or isolation Personalised information and advice Facilitating access to advocacy Signposting people to the right services to help them. Ensuring that where a person is or may be experiencing abuse, neglect Specific or exploitation and are unable to protect themselves they are supported Safeguarding to resolve their situation through the section 42 safeguarding enquiry Responses process. For example: Ensuring the wishes and outcomes drive the process person’s Access to mainstream community safety services and criminal justice Supporting the person on their recovery from the abuse or neglect Access to personalised information and advocacy support.
17. Approaches to prevention and early intervention This table outlines some of the approaches that professionals can use to promote wellbeing and prevention: Prevention Ways to improve everyone’s general wellbeing, to help communities ‘look out for each other’ and help the public (and the full range of professionals and volunteers) know what to do if they think that someone may be experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation. For example: Providing universal access to good quality information Supporting safer neighbourhoods Actively addressing hate crime or anti-social behaviour Promoting healthy and active lifestyles Reducing loneliness or isolation Encouraging early discussions in families about potential future changes Conversations about care arrangements if a family member becomes ill Information about the role of the Court of Protection. Early Intervention Taking action to identify people at risk and to support them to protect themselves when they are at risk of, or experiencing, abuse, neglect or exploitation and finding ways of helping people manage risk and access mainstream services. For example: Identifying vulnerability factors and potential risks in needs assessment Addressing these risks in the support planning process Support plans to reduce loneliness or isolation Personalised information and advice Facilitating access to advocacy Signposting people to the right services to help them. Specific Safeguarding Responses Ensuring that where a person is or may be experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation and are unable to protect themselves they are supported to resolve their situation through the section 42 safeguarding enquiry process. For example: Ensuring the person’s wishes and outcomes drive the process Access to mainstream community safety services and criminal justice Supporting the person on their recovery from the abuse or neglect Access to personalised information and advocacy support.
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