FREE Training for Children’s Safeguarding Practitioners – Adults’ Safeguarding Week
Join us for a thought-provoking session led by Rachel Murphy, Social Worker and Research Manager within North Yorkshire’s Health Determinants Research Collaboration, who brings extensive experience from her previous work in North Yorkshire Council’s Mental Health Services. Rachel is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice and has undertaken a number of research career development awards to strengthen practitioner-led research.
This session explores an often overlooked safeguarding and public health issue: how mental health services can better support non-offending adults who experience sexual attraction to children.
Drawing on recent research, Rachel will examine why individuals in this population are often reluctant to seek professional support, the challenges services face in responding effectively, and the potential consequences when needs remain unmet. The session will consider both suicide prevention and the upstream prevention of child sexual abuse, highlighting opportunities for earlier intervention, risk mitigation and effective support.
Attendees will gain insight into:
- The mental health needs of this population.
- Barriers to help-seeking and service engagement.
- Risks faced by individuals and risks posed to others.
- Practical considerations for safeguarding, prevention and intervention.
- How research can inform practice and improve outcomes.
This webinar is suitable for professionals working across health, social care, safeguarding, mental health, public protection and partner agencies.
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This event supports the wider Safeguarding Week message that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, creating opportunities to reflect, learn and strengthen practice across our partnership.
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