Webinar: Mental Health Safeguarding and Risk Management

This webinar was delivered on Tuesday 7th September 2021 by Liz Purbrick (England Athletics Inclusion Manager), Nicola Dean from the Ann Craft Trust and Sam Perks from Mind, the mental health charity. The webinar provides an overview of safeguarding and risk management in relation to mental health. It aims to support clubs to understand the importance of setting and maintaining boundaries, the role of the mental health champion, the difference between safeguarding and risk management and when to break confidentiality.

Content:

• 00:00 – 01:06 Introduction/overview
• 1:07 – 09:59 What is safeguarding?
• 10:00 – 16:46 ClubMatters video ‘Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. What you and your organisation should know’
• 16:47 – 19:46 Setting and maintaining boundaries
• 19:47 – 23:10 The role of the Mental Health Champion
• 23:11 – 26:46 Are all people experiencing mental health problems adults at risk?
• 26:47 – 27:45 Safeguarding and risk management; creating a risk management policy
• 27:46 – 31:02 Risk management considerations
• 31:03 – 37:22 How and when to break confidentiality
• 37:23 – 49:27 Scenarios
• 49:28 – 50:29 Reporting a concern
• 50:30 – 51:01 Further support