It’s Sandwell’s annual ‘6 weeks, 6 towns’ community safety partnership campaign aimed at raising awareness, boosting engagement with our communities, tackling concerns and showcasing services and support available that are available all year round to help people stay safe.
Each week will have a focus on a specific town and there will be a number of themes running throughout the campaign.
Activities will be in person and online. If you're a partner or community organisation and want to get involved with any activities or would like to discuss ways in which you can contribute, please email the Community Safety Team.
In a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) in 2021, one of the recommendations was “to ensure that all frontline services in Sandwell use robust alcohol screening tools such as the AUDIT tool to identify alcohol related risk for clients.” This led to the creation of a pack of screening tools, which are accompanied by a set of Brief Intervention guides for Alcohol, Drugs, and Wellbeing. The tools will be officially launched at these events.
The Safer 6 campaign gives an opportunity to spotlight the Alcohol and Drug services of DECCA and Cranstoun; as well as strengthening and developing relationships with stakeholders across the borough, so Safer 6 is planning to have a ‘networking marketplace’ session following the training input. All delegates attending the training are invited to bring their own leaflets and literature to the event for the Networking Marketplace.
This is a free event for anyone working with people in Sandwell, to launch new practical tools that everyone can use.
There are limited places, so email your booking to Nick Shough at Nick1_shough@sandwell.gov.uk as soon as possible with your name, organisation and contact details, and which day you would like to attend. You will receive a confirmation email with further details. Refreshments will be available but please bring your own lunch.
Town focus weeks for Safer 6 2022
Week 1: Smethwick
31 October – 6 November 2022
Week 2: Tipton
7 November – 13 November 2022
Week 3: Oldbury
14 November – 20 November 2022
Week 4: Wednesbury
21 November – 27 November 2022
Week 5: West Bromwich
28 November – 4 December 2022
Week 6: Rowley Regis
5 December – 11 December 2022
Please email the Community Safety Team to get involved in activities around town focus weeks and to find out more about what is planned.
Safer 6 themes for 2022
Throughout the six weeks there will be a focus on a variety of themes with activities and events taking place to tackle:
- Hate crime
- Anti-social behaviour and crime
- County lines
- Nuisance bikes
- Trading standards issues
- Exploitation
- Domestic abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG)
- Prevention of under-25s violence
- Substance misuse
- Modern slavery
- Extremism