A response to the LGA publication ‘The Care Act 2014: Ten Years on From Royal Assent’ Authors: Dr Sarah Lonbay (University of Sunderland), Dr Keith Chappell (University of Sunderland), Dr Carole Southall (Northumbria University), Mr Jamie Scorer (University of Sunderland) Introduction It has now been a decade since the passing of the Care Act 2014… Continue reading A decade of safeguarding
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A Vision of Safety: An arts based project
The research team: Sarah Lonbay, Steve O’Driscoll, Jess Dougherty, Carole Southall, Pat Higgins. This participatory arts-based project was designed to explore the concept of safety and what it means to people who have experienced mental health problems and abuse. Two separate groups worked to co-create artwork that reflected what safety means to them. The two… Continue reading A Vision of Safety: An arts based project
A Vision of Safety: An arts based project to explore the concept of safety
A participatory arts based project is underway to explore the concept of safety and what this means to people who have experienced difficulty in their lives related to mental health and/ or abuse and trauma. Two groups have worked together to co-create artwork that reflects what safety means to them. The two pieces, titled “Peace… Continue reading A Vision of Safety: An arts based project to explore the concept of safety
Stopping gender-based violence in Higher Education
Dr. Nicola Roberts Reports of Violence and Abuse by LGBTQ+ University Students Dr Nicola Roberts and Professor Catherine Donovan (Durham University) have had a chapter ‘Violence and abuse, universities and LGBTQ+ students’ published in a new book ‘Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education: Policy, Practice, and Partnerships’ with publishers Routledge. Drawing on findings from Project… Continue reading Stopping gender-based violence in Higher Education