Publish date: 19 December 2024
Merseyside Police officers have been trained to spot unsafe sleeping practices when in a family home. If an officer identifies an unsafe sleeping practice, they can support families with a safeguarding referral using an app which allows them to notify Mersey Care Health Visitors in around 90 seconds. Read more on the College of Policing website.
Earlier this year, Lisa Marshall, Mersey Care’s Operational Manager for Children and Young People (0-5), received a Chief Superintendent’s Commendation from Merseyside Police in recognition of the trust’s work developing a Safer Sleep initiative across Liverpool and Sefton and you can watch an interview with other partners here.
PAN - MERSEY SAFER SLEEP CONVERSATION TOOL
The document is to enable all professionals who might be going into a family home to spot any potential unsafe sleep environments for babies and young children and to be able to have conversations with parents and carers about safer sleep. SIDS claims the lives of around 3 babies every week in the UK (2020), so it is important that all professionals are having these conversations, not just our health colleagues.
SAFER SLEEP ADVICE FROM LULLABY TRUST
CO -SLEEPING WITH YOUR BABY Some parents may choose to share a bed or other sleep surface (also known as co-sleeping) with their babies. Read the Lullaby Trust advice on how to co-sleep more safely.
Safer Sleep for babies: a Guide for Parents and Carers This leaflet provides parents with all the advice on safer sleep and reducing the risk of sudden infant death.
Safer Sleep: Saving Babies Lives a Guide for Professionals Leaflet written for all professionals working with families with young babies, giving the most up to date advice on safe infant care advice to reduce the risk of sudden infant death.
Safer sleep for emergency situations: a Guide for Parents and Carers
Spot the Risk Resource: A tool to support positive conversations between parents, families and practitioners about the individual risk of SIDS or accidents for their baby, particularly where families may be living in cramped conditions temporary accommodation, and have disrupted routines leading to altered sleeping arrangements.
Safer Sleep Awareness for Early Years settings This leaflet has been created to provide advice on safer sleeping for the early years sector.
Safer Sleep for Babies quick reference card A quick reference guide to the ABCs of safer sleep and tips for safer bedsharing
Safer sleep product guide A guide for parents on the products they need and those to avoid and what the marketing means
Safer Sleep in Winter This leaflet provides parents with advice on safer sleep during the colder months.