Additional Resources

Safeguarding Children

Sharing to safeguard: information sharing about individuals who may pose a risk to children. Circular HSS CC 3/96 (revised).
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), 2009 Guidance on when agencies should share information about individuals who may pose a risk to children.
LINK TO Sharing to Safeguard Information Sharing about Individuals Who May Pose a Risk to Children - September 2008

Co-operating to safeguard children
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), 2003 Guidance to assist Area Child Protection Committees develop strategies, policies and procedures to safeguard children who are assessed to be at risk of significant harm. This document can be accessed through: http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/show_publications?txtid=14022

Regional child protection policy and procedures. Area Child Protection Committees Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), 2005
LINK TO Area Child Protection - Regional Policy and Procedures

A short guide to child protection policy and procedures. Area Child Protection Committees. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), 2005
LINK TO Area Child Protection - A Short Guide to Regional Policy and Procedures

Preventing Harm to Children from Parents with Mental Health Needs HSC (SQSD) 02-10
LINK TO Preventing Harm to Children from Parents with Mental Health Needs HSC (SQSD) 02-10

Resources for People with Learning Disability

Caring for People with a Learning Disability in General Hospital Settings. GAIN Guidelines 2010
LINK TO Guidelines on Caring For People with a Learning Disability in General Hospital Settings

Caring for People with a Learning Disability in General Hospital Settings. GAIN Guidelines 2010 – Easy Access Version
LINK TO Caring For People with a Learning Disability in General Hospital Settings - Easy Access Version Recent Inquiry Reports Executive Summary and Recommendations from the report of the Inquiry Panel (MCCLEERY) to the Eastern Health and Social Services Board May 2006
LINK TO Executive Summary and Recommendations from the report of the Inquiry Panel (MCCLEERY) to the Eastern Health and Social Services Board May 2006

Independent Review Report of Agency Involvement with Mr Arthur McElhill, MS Lorraine Mc Govern and their children. LINK TO Independent Review Report of Agency Involvement with Mr Arthur McElhill, MS Lorraine Mc Govern and their children

Madeline and Lauren O Neill. Report of Independent Inquiry Panel to the Western and Eastern Health and Social Services Boards – May 2007.
LINK TO Madeline and Lauren O Neill. Report of Independent Inquiry Panel to the Western and Eastern Health and Social Services Boards – May 2007

RQIA Independent Review of The McDermott Brothers' Case
LINK TO RQIA Independent Review of The McDermott Brothers' Case

Violence

Violence – The short-term management of disturbed/violent behaviour in in-patient psychiatric settings and emergency departments 2005. National Institute of Clinical Excellence
LINK TO Violence The Short-Term Management of Disturbed/Violent Behaviour

Violence: Managing disturbed/violent behaviour. Understanding NICE guidance – Information for service users, their advocates, families and carers and the public. National Institute of Clinical Excellence.
LINK TO Violence: Managing Disturbed/Violent Behaviour Suicide and Homicide Suicide and Homicide in Northern Ireland. Published by The University of Manchester (June 2011). National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness.
LINK TO Suicide and Homicide in Northern Ireland - June 2011

Filicide - A Literature Review. National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Commissioned by The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland (October 2009).
LINK TO Filicide: A Literature Review - June 2009