PPT-Vulnerable Population Presentation

Concordia University Nebraska Nicole D Rea RNBC 21014 The Blind Key FactsStatistics According to the World Health Organization WHO 285 million people are est to be visually impaired worldwide 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. Police Service Guide March 2011 Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses Police Service Guide Alternative format versions of this report are available on request from 020 3334 6078 or clayton.smith@jus Older Person. Presentation by Sandra Jacobson for the . Sixth World Summit on Mediation with Aged Related Issues. April 29-May1, 2013.. Mediating with . Age Related Issues. . SANDRA JACOBSON. Educational Counsellor. decision-making . Jo . Bretherton. , Caroline Hunter and Sarah . Johnsen. Justiciable. rights. Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. Housing Act 1996, Part 7. Duty to house. Challengeable by internal review and county court appeal. Office of the Child Safety Commissioner. Loula Dounias & Heather Ploeger. Maternal and Child Health Conference. Friday 22 February 2013. Learning from child death inquiries about vulnerable infants. This lecture will focus on two groups considered very vulnerable. Involved in social service (physical/mental health). Involved in justice system. Vulnerable Populations. Considers the transition for 7 populations, distinguished by involvement in gov’t services. supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave – advice for health and social care professionals e. nsure the safety of customers. r. educe the number of people who have become victims of crime in the night-time economy. r. educe the risk of future incidents.. Vulnerable people and . sexual . exploitation. Questions to assess vulnerability. + How likely is an extreme natural event and will it affect people?. + How vulnerable are people to natural hazards?. + To what extent are societies able to cope with severe and immediate disasters?. sexual exploitation. A vulnerable person is someone who is . at risk of harm. Door supervisors need to recognise customers who may be . vulnerable.. This will help them deal with incidents in a way that will:. of . discontent. . behind. . the. . shouts. of . joy. , and . the. . increasing. . precariousness. of . lots. and . lots. of . young. . people. Dr. Daniel . Briggs. Professor. of . Criminology. Henry Silverman, MD, MA. How to Define Vulnerability?. Two senses of vulnerability. vul·ner·a·ble. . . . “to be exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.” . Surrey . An expanding body of research shows that ‘place matters’ at the neighbourhood level. Increasingly, there is a trend toward more concentrated pockets of poverty within cities across Canada. The Index* was developed to measure vulnerability in urban neighbourhoods.. Special challenges in Protecting Vulnerable and Economically Disadvantaged Consumers.. Skewed policies and laws . For long, the consumer movement has remained mostly an urban, middleclass movement. . Protection of Vulnerable AdultsWhat is the protection of vulnerable adults all about? All Protection of Vulnerable Adults Teams (POVA) work to ensure that all vulnerable adults are protected from abu