Collaborative working to support Transitional Safeguarding

This video features Beverley Tarka, Director of Adults, Health and Communities in conversation with Ann Graham, Director or Children’s Services, both from Haringey Council. The pair discuss how they work together to support Transitional Safeguarding in their organisation.

Talking points 

This video looks at: 

• Collaboration across the whole organisation – how Transitional Safeguarding is everybody’s business 

• Whether legislation is an enabler or barrier to Transitional Safeguarding  

• How community, culture and relationships can be used as a resource to support young people sustainably over the long term. 

Related resources 

• What is Transitional Safeguarding and why does it matter?

• Transitional Safeguarding, Learning Package.  

• Bridging the Gap: Transitional Safeguarding and the role of social work with adults – Knowledge Briefing

• Transitional safeguarding - adolescence to adulthood: Strategic Briefing

• Safeguarding during adolescence – the relationship between Contextual Safeguarding, Complex Safeguarding and Transitional Safeguarding - briefing

Reflective questions 

Here are reflective questions to stimulate conversation and support decision making, policy and practice.   

1. Are there opportunities in your organisation for all leaders to come together to consider ways to better support young people transitioning from children’s services who may need support from adults services? 
2. How do you seek out and meaningfully include the voices of the young people to ensure service design is person centred? And do you consider and measure equity in the outcomes for young people? 
3. What are the strengths and resources in your community that could support young people and how do you identify them?