This is why I love dissecting practice.

Every. Word. Spoken or written. Matters.

Choose carefully, reflect incessantly, ask always.

49 currently booked onto our #communityofpractice on supporting safer drug usage amongst young people!

11 spaces left for tomorrow's slot.

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Our goal is to create a safe and accessible space for a vibrant cross-sector community where professionals can

At SaferNow - Safeguarding Training & Consultancy we're currently working on a piece of training on Resettlement post-incarceration for young people, to be delivered to improve professional practice.

Leading on this is The Invested Man - Nathan, who is one of our wonderful new team members. Check out his

A reminder to carry naloxone/narcan with you at all times. In the UK, we are seeing nitazenes in the drug supply in benzos, tramadol, heroin etc.

You may not think it will impact you because you don't think you're taking opioids.

With the upsurge in #telegram drug markets offering a much wider menu of drugs + increased accessibility to all buyers, as well as ketamine usage increasing (at least among young people), is anyone seeing impacts within 'county line' operations?

Ketamine or pharma drugs been

“A break in trust could result in them losing a connection with the one person who really ‘gets’ them.” Winston Goode Dr Ron Dodzro

📢Two weeks today, we'll be kicking off our hard-hitting conference #CLThroLivedLens24 with a wonderful line-up of speakers.

If you want to hear, see, feel different about #CountylinesCCE , make sure you don't miss it.

More to come on the back of it💥

'If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions'

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

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THIS TOWN on BBC is a work of art. A must-watch for fans of #peakerblinders -esque dialogue and the brummie/black country accent, dialogue, and history.

A few things I love about it:
- The utterly magical portrayal of a young Black, (likely inferred Autistic) dreamer and

All our #communityofpractice and #wraparound Service clients will be receiving two documents from us next week - '30 Contextual Safeguarding Questions.'

Both are broad frameworks for gaining greater contextual understanding, one to be used with young people, the other for

Do I have any wonderful #policing colleagues who are able to support my knowledge on a few things?

Namely, thresholds for application of a few of the main exploitation disruption order/tactics, STROs etc.

Any #ROCU colleagues perhaps?

📢 7 weeks to our national conference
#CLThroLivedLens24 today!

A few words from us as to why you should attend.

Get your tickets here⤵️
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A wonderful turnout this month, yet again, for our #communityofpractice .

Today was on the implementation of #contextualsafeguarding . Two words that are thrown like birdfeed into conversations.... often with little substance.

Today was marvellous - practitioners from Health,

I'm looking to speak to an experienced YJS worker for a project I'm scoping out. This project would include paid freelance opportunities.

Anyone on my contacts list interested?
Please do @ people you think who may fit the bill
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Many many

Our Safety Planning books are still flying out. Very pleased with that because a) they should enable people to practice well without the limitations of ad-hoc, done once training, b) practicing well means first off the practitioner must look within themselves before moving