Social Justice and Inclusion

This second report provides information on safeguarding adults activity up to December 2020.

The Social Care Services have struggled at times over the last 10 years to make their voice heard. National Plans have been written and, in some part, implemented. They covered integrating more with health, being more efficient, cutting jobs and budgets and generally expecting the very services that are under pressure to sort themselves out.

Letizia works with the ADASS Central team as strategic comms lead. Below, a blog about her experience in getting mental health support during the pandemic and as a person not previously known to services - to encourage all to rethink our approach to mental health.

Mental Health Awareness week is a good time to reflect on the work of the ADASS Mental Health and Substance misuse national policy network. The aim of the group is to support ADASS to develop policy positions on key areas of mental health policy, with a fantastic representation and participation rom all of the organisations and people that we need to make that happen.

The Learning Disability and Autism Pathway Fund will replace Funding Transfer Agreements (FTA) from April 2021 for patients in secure mental health settings with a learning disability and/or autistic people.

New Dialogues - May 2017 

Where next for the accommodation and support for people with learning disabilities? 

Building on the national multi-agency work on Autism since the publication of the “Progress Report on Think Autism: the updated strategy for adults with autism in England” and the Autism Self-Assessment Framework 2016, the Department of Health has commissioned the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to provide further support to local authorities with the implementation of the Autism Strategy.  Many of the actions that cover local authorities in the Autism statutory guidance are advisory and not mandatory.  This work will act as a reminder and re-enforce some of the key advisory issues.

ADASS is now inviting quotes to undertake further work on Autism, in 2017.

Please see below for full details of how to to apply. 

This guide explains the role of the Safeguarding Adults Board chair, including the functions of the role, the knowledge and skills needed and how chairs can develop their knowledge and skills. 

It supports adult social care employers and other agencies which are represented on Safeguarding Adults Boards, to develop a chair’s role (including writing a job description), recruit a chair and support their continuing professional development and learning requirements.

It’s been developed by Skills for Care in partnership with the Local Government Association and the National Network for Chairs of Safeguarding Adults Boards.

It brings together information and documents from local Safeguarding Adults Boards and other relevant bodies. You can find a list of these at the end.