Domestic violence is a serious crime. One in three women and one in six men will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in their lives. It occurs in families of all or no religion, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality or disability. Many people, both men and women, suffer in silence as they feel unable to find safety and justice or escape the abuse, fear and isolation. It is still largely a hidden crime - which simply is not acceptable.

It is essential that housing providers understand the issues surrounding the victims and survivors of domestic violence and have the right procedures in place to effectively provide the right services, support and help.
Increasingly those suffering from domestic violence are finding themselves homeless and extremely vulnerable. The work of the SAFE project at Foundation Housing has shown that Housing Providers and Domestic Violence outreach workers can work together to deal with domestic violence and prevent homelessness.

The aim of this event will be to challenge the issues facing workers who are tackling domestic violence everyday. Delegates will hear from high profile speakers who are leaders in the field. You will also have the opportunity to learn about the work the SAFE project has carried out since joining FHA in July 2009.

Delegate packs, refreshments and lunch will be provided on the day.

Please book early to avoid disappointment!
To book on please email safe@foundationhousing.co.uk or call 0800 022 33 53 

Child poverty is everybody's business. Figures report that one in three children in the UK live in poverty, and research shows that it impacts on a child's health, education and life expectancy.

This event is designed to provide local support and development organisations and voluntary and community organisations with information about the national child poverty strategy and local child poverty strategies and the role of the voluntary and community sector, with a mixture of presentations and workshops. The event is low cost at £45 ( £75 for stat sector) and we hope to attract a mixture of infrastructure organisations, direct delivery services and statutory services working on local child poverty strategies.
 
Child Poverty continues to make headlines and as many of you will have seen in CYP news the impact of the recession on poorer families is making headlines 'Latest research indicates that Poor families with children are bearing the brunt of the cuts' & we know that reducing Child poverty remains a key policy area for the Government and with the review by Frank Field underway and a Child Poverty consultation expected later in the Autumn the event will be a real opportunity for the sector to debate many of the issues and explore the potential to become more involved.

For further information or to book please go to http://www.navca.org.uk/events/childpoverty.htm 

The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services (C4EO) is holding 4 Knowledge Workshops for professionals across Children's Trusts.

Delegates will explore ‘what works' in relation to:

• Increasing the engagement of young people in positive activities so as to achieve ECM outcomes
• Delivering better outcomes for young people by increasing the impact of targeted youth support and development
• Children and young people make healthy lifestyle choices by reducing their alcohol consumption and so improve their health, safety and well- being

Share effective local practice examples
Learn about tools available to support intelligent use of data
Understand how C4EO can help you calculate the cost effectiveness of interventions

Delegates should be senior personnel with responsibility for one or more of the priority areas.
We particularly welcome LA Youth Services, YOT Prevention Managers, Voluntary Sector Managers 

Download the flyer

For enquiries and details email:C4EObookings@rip.org.uk

Come along to this free event to celebrate the work of PALs and to launch NCB's PALs project materials.These events are suitable for anyone working with PALs or patient engagement but will also be relevant for anybody else working with children and young people's engagement in health.

Visit http://www.ncb.org.uk/vss/events/other_events.aspx for further details about the day, venues and booking. 

Vista run one-day courses that allow participants to explore issues affecting individuals who have a visual or dual-sensory impairment. The course covers:

• Vista services
• physical, practical and emotional effects of visual and dual-sensory loss
• how effective communication and accessible information can affect choice, control and well being
• independent living through environmental design, positive risk and aids to daily living
• Creating action plans which detail specific changes to your service to meet the needs of visually and dual-sensory impaired people
• Issues around mobility and be able to implement practical sighted - guiding skills.

For more information or to book your place please contact Jennifer Hague at Vista on 0116 2498819 or email jennifer.hague@vistablind.org.uk

Vista run one-day courses that allow participants to explore issues affecting individuals who have a visual or dual-sensory impairment. The course covers:

• Vista services
• physical, practical and emotional effects of visual and dual-sensory loss
• how effective communication and accessible information can affect choice, control and well being
• independent living through environmental design, positive risk and aids to daily living
• Creating action plans which detail specific changes to your service to meet the needs of visually and dual-sensory impaired people
• Issues around mobility and be able to implement practical sighted - guiding skills.

For more information or to book your place please contact Jennifer Hague at Vista on 0116 2498819 or email jennifer.hague@vistablind.org.uk