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New domestic abuse awareness e-learning course

The Hampshire Domestic Abuse Forum has developed a new domestic abuse awareness e-learning course in partnership with 3 other local authorities and it is now available to professionals working in the 11 districts that the Hampshire County Council area covers.  The course is free of charge.

Please see the attached briefing note for more details or click on the following

The course can also be directly accessed through the Hampshire Domestic Abuse Forum's website at:

Before you use this course for the first time, you will need to contact hdaf@hants.gov.uk to obtain your username and password. In your email, please include:

• your name

• job title

• the organisation that you work for

• the department that you work in (e.g. if you work for Hampshire County Council, please specify Adult Services, Children’s Services etc.)

• the area of Hampshire in which you work (e.g. Test Valley, Eastleigh etc.)

Once you have completed the course, don’t forget to print out your certificate!

Do you know anyone who would like help to make their home safe, warm and secure?

A new project has been set up by the Wellbeing and Partnerships Team in Hampshire County Council, Age Concern Hampshire and the Shaw Trust to help people over 70 to keep safe, warm and secure.

Currently the pilot is only available in Eastleigh, New Forest and Test Valley Borough/District Council boundaries, and is initially available from October 2010 – March 2011.

The project is aimed at providing homeowners, who are over 70 years old, with support to help them improve and maintain their house to keep it safe, warm and secure and so enable them to continue to live independently at home with a positive quality of life.

The Safe, Warm and Secure Advisors provide free practical and emotional support for the older person, until completion of the work, but can not provide funding. They are able to take referrals from professionals, voluntary organisations and directly from the public and can help by:

• identifying available grants and benefits
• home repairs
• loft and cavity wall insulation including loft clearance
• home security
• adaptations such as rails, stairlifts and ramps
• community alarms and Telecare
• arranging free home safety visits

Please see our flyer  2mb for information

If you want to make a referral, need more information or would like fliers to distribute please contact us

• during office hours Tel: 02392 737724 or email: safe.warm.secure@shaw-trust.org.uk
• or write to: Safe, Warm and Secure, St James Hospital, Locksway Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8LD