Greater Manchester Modern Day Slavery Week of Action
Greater Manchester Modern Day Slavery Week of Action
Partner agencies across Greater Manchester are coordinating a week-long programme of events and
campaigns in the lead up to Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October 2024.
Anti-Slavery Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the fact over 49.6 million people in the world
today, and an estimated 136,000 people in the UK, are trapped in conditions of modern slavery. It was
created by the Anti-Slavery Day Act.
From 14 October, a number of activities are taking place across Greater Manchester to raise public
awareness around Modern Day slavery and promote best practice for people working in Greater
Manchester to identify and report Modern Day Slavery.
Colleagues are invited to share some of the attached resources across their networks to raise
awareness about Modern Day Slavery across all health and social Care, VCFS sectors:
• GM Designated safeguarding Team and associated Safeguarding Boards and Partnerships have
developed x3 7 minute briefings (attached)
• Services Directory: Support for Modern Slavery Survivors in Greater Manchester (attached)
• Care sector specific resources (attached)
• Programme challenger practitioner resources
• The Clewer Initiative resources
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Training: GMIAU
Water Safety For Infants
Talking to children and young people about vaping – Webinar
Healthy Schools Manchester are facilitating a parents and carers webinar on: Date: Friday 12th July Time:10:30am-11:30am Via: Ms Teams Click here for more information: Talking to children and young people about vaping.
Workforce Survey: Have your say in Manchester
GMFRS- Learning from fatal fires
Honour Based Abuse GM Conference 12.04.24
Trauma Responsive Manchester Newsletter
Working together to safeguard children 2023: Statutory guidance
Publication of the MSP Annual Report 2022-23
Our Annual Report for 2022-23 is now available to download
Mental health and wellbeing Support in Greater Manchester
We are highlighting a range of tools for mental health and wellbeing support across Greater Manchester. The hub site will display a list of online and in-person support you can access: https://hub.gmintegratedcare.org.uk/mental-health/whats-new/if-you-need-support-were-here-to-help/
Private Fostering Awareness Day 8th November
Publication of SAR Keith Oct 2023
Professional Curiosity 7 min briefing
Joint Targeted Area Inspection- Serious Youth Violence 7 minute briefing
ICON Week of Action (25th Sept – 29th September)
FASD Training- Further dates added
MCA Grab Sheet
Learning from SARs – Mental Health -Wednesday 27 September – 2:00-4:00pm
Discriminatory Abuse Toolkit Launch -Thursday 21 September –1:00 – 2:00pm
Gambling Harms Training
Greater Manchester Modern Day Slavery Week of Action
Children’s Conference and Celebration event 23/24