Lasting Support Foundation

(Grey Court School) Online Safety Awareness for Parents
2025-03-11 17:30 - 19:15 UTC | Grey Court School, Ham Street, London, Richmond, TW10 7HN, United Kingdom
Welcome to the Online Safety Awareness For Parents event at Grey Court School.
Join us for an interactive session on understanding and combating online radicalisation. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, promoting digital literacy, and fostering critical thinking skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to navigate the online world safely and responsibly.

Online Safety Awareness for Parents (The Guildhall)
2025-03-07 10:00 - 12:30 | The Guildhall, The Guildhall, Kingston upon Thames, London, KT1 1EU
Welcome to the Online Safety Awareness For Parents event at The Guildhall.
Join us for an interactive session on understanding and combating online radicalisation. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, promoting digital literacy, and fostering critical thinking skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to navigate the online world safely and responsibly.

Online Safety Awareness for Parents (Kingston Academy)
2025-03-06 17:45 - 19:30 | The Kingston Academy, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE, United Kingdom
Welcome to the Online Safety Awareness For Parents event at Kingston Academy.
Join us for an interactive session on understanding and combating online radicalisation. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, promoting digital literacy, and fostering critical thinking skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to navigate the online world safely and responsibly.

(Wandsworth) Radicalisation & Neurodiversity Workshops
2025-03-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Welcome to the Radicalisation & Neurodiversity workshops hosted by Lasting Support Services in collaboration with Wandsworth.
Join us for interactive online sessions on understanding and combating online radicalisation that targets neurodiverse children and young people. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, what makes neurodivergent individuals susceptible to risk and how best to support neurodiverse individuals.

Radicalisation & Neurodiversity Workshops (Hillingdon)
2025-03-03 10:00 - 2025-03-13 00:30
Welcome to the Radicalisation & Neurodiversity workshops hosted by Lasting Support Services in collaboration with Hillingdon Council.
Join us for interactive online sessions on understanding and combating online radicalisation that targets neurodiverse children and young people. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, what makes neurodivergent individuals susceptible to risk and how best to support neurodiverse individuals.

Radicalisation & Neurodiversity Workshops (Merton)
2025-02-26 14:00 - 2025-03-12 16:30
Welcome to the Radicalisation & Neurodiversity workshops hosted by Lasting Support Services in collaboration with Merton Council.
Join us for interactive online sessions on understanding and combating online radicalisation that targets neurodiverse children and young people. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, what makes neurodivergent individuals susceptible to risk and how best to support neurodiverse individuals.

Radicalisation & Neurodiversity Workshops (Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea)
2025-02-13 12:00 - 2025-02-26 14:30
Welcome to the Radicalisation & Neurodiversity workshops hosted by Lasting Support Services in collaboration with Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Kensington & Chelsea Council.
Join us for interactive online sessions on understanding and combating online radicalisation that targets neurodiverse children and young people. Our workshops will cover identifying extremist content, what makes neurodivergent individuals susceptible to risk and how best to support neurodiverse individuals.

SMALL STEPS, LASTING IMPACT: EALING'S UNIQUE ANTI EXTREMISM TRAINING
2023-11-01 12:30 - 15:30 | Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Rd, London, W5 2HL, United Kingdom
Lasting Support Services and Small Steps Consultants have joined forces to create a unique training programme tailored for frontline professionals in Ealing who engage with young people. This groundbreaking training initiative harnesses the valuable insights of individuals with lived experiences, combined with trauma experts’ expertise, to provide participants with practical tools and resources that can be effectively applied in their daily roles. The primary objective is to bolster their capacity to support and assist young people effectively.
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BUILDING BRIDGES LAUNCH
2023-09-21 16:15 - 18:40 | The Dominion Centre, 112 The Green, Southall, London, UB2 4BQ, United Kingdom
Welcome to Building Bridges, a transformative initiative dedicated to minimizing the impact of domestic violence on children and young people while fostering emotional well-being, resilience, and stronger family bonds. Formerly known as Ealing Safe Spaces, Building Bridges invites you to our launch event, where we’ll introduce you to the life-changing work we do at Lasting Support Services.
This event is perfect for professionals and stakeholders interested in our services, but it holds even greater significance for young people themselves and their families. Come and experience the support we offer firsthand.
What to Expect:

Inspirational Guest Speakers: Hear from individuals with lived experiences who have triumphed over adversity, offering insights and motivation.

Refreshments and Creche support

Adults will have the chance to inquire about specific sensitive matters in a private setting, separate from the presence of children.

Sample of Therapeutic Approaches: Experience a preview of the therapeutic methods included in this service. During the launch event, we will offer introductory sessions in group wellness, sports, and art therapies

Join us as we embark on a mission to create a world free from harm to children and young people. Your presence and participation are invaluable in building a brighter future for those we serve.

(Ealing) Radicalisation & Neurodiversity Workshops
2023-01-02 00:00

The Last Taboo In Safeguarding
2022-12-13 11:00 | Lambeth Town Hall, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, United Kingdom
Lambeth Town Hall

This workshop is ideal for foster carers, youth workers, PA’s, residential staff, and staff from the relevant voluntary sector. The training aims to demonstrate how developing trauma-responsive systems which are culturally informed, can help build resilience against all forms of exploitation with a focus on the radicalization of looked-after young people.

Venue is Lambeth town hall, Report to reception upon arrival.
Refreshments will be provided.
Spaces are limited to 20 participants per session.
This program is jointly funded by Lambeth and Southwark council and is open to all front-line practitioners working with young people.

The issue of looked-after children as potential recruits for extremist groups has been largely overlooked, despite the universal acknowledgement that looked-after children represent the most vulnerable of all demographics within society. Studies established that practitioners lacked basic awareness of radicalisation and extremism, the Prevent strategy, and the Channel programme. It was discovered that practitioners were unsure of what constitutes the potential indicators of radicalisation, and how and to whom such concerns should be reported. It became apparent that radicalisation as a safeguarding and child protection issue has not been afforded a level of focus adequate and proportionate to the risk posed, and that other issues, namely child sexual exploitation.
Training facilitators:

Hannah Turner – Has worked in education and social care services since 2011. As a qualified Art Psychotherapist with a specialism in Looked-after adopted and Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking children and young people. As a therapist the main part of her role is to work with children, young people and their carers/ parents and families to support mental health and improve outcomes. She also does lots of consultation-based sessions with social workers, residential staff, and many others within the professional network. Trauma is the focus within these settings. Understanding how it impacts the children and young people we with work so closely, and how we can recognise the emotion behind their behaviors is pivotal to successful.

Oomar Shariff – Holds a qualification in Psychology, Counselling- PTSD, Mental health Counselling, Conflict Resolution and Islamic Theology which has skilled him immensely to deliver and facilitate holding difficult conversations. A Global Facilitator, Trainer & Consultant in Prevention and Counter Violence and Extremism for over a decade. He delivers interventions on Prevent cases and Desistance & Disengagement Programme which focuses on Rehabilitating individuals who have been involved in terrorism / terrorism-related activities.

Key points covered in the workshop:

If adults involved with traumatised children are unable to manage their own emotions, this can escalate children’s distress.
Effective help requires intervention that is congruent with neuroscience, developmentally relevant, and relational.
The key adults in helping children recover from trauma are their carers and teachers. They require relevant support and training to be most helpful to traumatised children.
Crisis-oriented care organizations may exacerbate trauma and undermine the efforts of committed practitioners.
Post-traumatic growth and resilience is possible. Traumatised children need hope and adults involved with them must believe in a positive future for them.
How trauma can lead to violent extremism, what does radicalisation look like and feel like?
How to adopt and apply trauma responsive systems to build resilience against radical exploitation within care settings.
