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What’s on in Teesside? Visit Dementia Action Week: 18–24 May 2026
Leading Organisation: Home | Carers Week
TSAB’s webpage: Carers | Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
The theme for Carers Week 2026 is Building Carer Friendly Communities. This will highlight the impact carer friendly communities can have in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of carers everywhere.
TSAB are hosting an online session that will be co-delivered by Carers Together and We Care You Care.
Identifying and Supporting Carers Webinar – Book now
Date: Tuesday 9th June
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: Microsoft Teams
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is held on 15th June every year, across the world. It is the globally recognised day to highlight the abuse and neglect of older people, helping us to act against it.
Watch and share TSAB’s Animation “Hidden Harms“. This animation highlights the unique challenges that older adults face when domestic abuse occurs, to help support practitioners and families start a conversation with an older adult.
Inspired by the lives and experiences of people seeking sanctuary, Refugee Week 2026 invites us to explore the theme of Courage.
For refugees around the world, courage is often a daily necessity. It is the courage to face unknown journeys, learn new languages, navigate unfamiliar systems, or simply to wake up each morning and step into an uncertain world.
At a time when some seek to divide and blame, Refugee Week 2026 calls us to come together and share the courage to welcome, to stand for what we believe in, and to celebrate culture and community – to be joyful, imagine new possibilities, dream, heal, and connect.
Leading organisation/ resources: Resources | Refugee Week
A campaign to increase awareness, improve recognition, and empower people to prevent and report organisational abuse.
Workshops:
Organisational Abuse Webinar – Hourglass: Tuesday 30th June 2026, 11am – 12:30pm (limited spaces)
Understanding Advocacy and Safeguarding in Practice: Wednesday 1st July 2026, 11:30am – 12:30pm
The theme for 2026 is “Do you see me?” which is all about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued.
Lead Organisation: Learning Disability Week | Mencap