Safeguarding information point
Welcome to LSTM’s Safeguarding Information Point (SIP). This is a resource/training point that all organisations can freely access.
The resources and training links are grouped under some key headings to help you find information quickly.
If you have some useful resources in your organisation that you’d like to share, we’d be happy to add them to this information point, we are particularly interested in adding resources from our global partners across the world.
Please email us with any examples you would like to share to: safeguarding@lstmed.ac.uk
Resources
Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH)
The Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub (RSH), is an excellent resource, which aims to support organisations in the development sector to strengthen their safeguarding policy and practice against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH). They have a huge number of resources and useful information on their website(opens in a new tab)
CHS Alliance PSEA Handbook(opens in a new tab)
CHS Alliance Guidelines(opens in a new tab) for SEA investigations
Humentum PSEAH Initiative(opens in a new tab)
UK Strategy(opens in a new tab): Safeguarding Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment within the Aid Sector
Child Protection
UK Government - Working Together to safeguard children(opens in a new tab)
National Society for the Protection of cruelty to children (NSPCC) Safeguarding children and child protection(opens in a new tab)
UNICEF - Preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents(opens in a new tab)
UNICEF - Child safeguarding toolkit(opens in a new tab)
UN - Ending violence against children 2030(opens in a new tab)
Keeping Children Safe. International child safeguarding standards(opens in a new tab)
UNICEF. UN Convention on the rights of the child(opens in a new tab)
Safeguarding vulnerable adults
UK Government - Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act(opens in a new tab)
NHS - Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults(opens in a new tab)
NHS – safeguarding adults pocket guide(opens in a new tab)
Age UK – Adult Safeguarding Policy position paper (Nov 2018)(opens in a new tab)
AGE UK – Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect (Dec 2019)(opens in a new tab)
Safeguarding in Developmental Research
UK Collaborative (opens in a new tab)on Development Research (UKCDR)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Preventing harm in research(opens in a new tab)
B Aktar et al. How to prevent and address safeguarding concerns in global health research programmes: practice, process and positionality in marginalised spaces.(opens in a new tab) BMJ Global Health Vol 5 (5) May 2020.
Modern Slavery Resources
UK Government: Modern slavery(opens in a new tab)
Anti-slavery: Slavery in the UK
Safeguarding Hub: Modern Slavery – an introduction(opens in a new tab)
Gender based violence resources
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Based Violence guidelines(opens in a new tab)
WHO Clinical management of rape and intimate partner violence survivors(opens in a new tab)
Training
Preventing sexual exploitation and abuse
Disaster Ready
Disaster ready (opens in a new tab)provides over 1000 free online learning resources for humanitarian/development settings. You can create a free account with them and then you are able to access all of their training courses.
- Introduction to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse – Interaction(opens in a new tab) (requires free registration on Disaster Ready).
- Bystanders Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse – Darkness to Light(opens in a new tab) (requires free registration on Disaster Ready).
- Mainstreaming Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Prevention and Response(opens in a new tab) (requires free registration on Disaster Ready).
- No excuse for abuse: Preventing sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian action.(opens in a new tab)
Child Protection
Child Safeguarding – Save the Children(opens in a new tab) (requires free registration on Disaster Ready).
Vulnerable Adults
Understanding older people and their needs in a humanitarian context(opens in a new tab) (requires free registration on Disaster Ready).
International Resources
This section is still under development and we will be adding examples of resources from countries around the world.