South Tyneside Sexual Health Supporting NATIONAL CHILD EXPLOITATION AWARENESS DAY #CEADAY22
HELP US RAISE AWARENESS
The National Child Exploitation Awareness Day is a great way to highlight the issues surrounding Child Exploitation; encouraging everyone to think, spot and speak out against abuse and adopt a zero tolerance to adults developing inappropriate relationships with children or children exploiting and abusing their peers.
ANY CHILD CAN BE EXPLOITED NO MATTER WHAT CULTURE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, WHETHER A BOY OR A GIRL FROM ANY BACKGROUND.
Help us to improve the chances of young people being heard and to deter offenders and trafficking through awareness of child sexual exploitation and wider exploitation and abuse.
We believe that if we can make more people aware, not only through our National Awareness Day, but all year round through our Say Something if You See Something campaign, that we can improve the chances of young people being heard. Together, we can work to inform, educate and prevent child abuse within the UK.
These key messages are supported by a longer list of messages below which we will be promoted across the UK on Friday 18th March #CEADAY22 We would be delighted if you wish to share our key messages and any of your own and share
them using the CE Day hashtag #CEADAY22
Key messages can be found below
• Look at the bigger picture
• Children and parents are in crisis, they are traumatised.
• Look at children and families through a human lens as
well as a professional one.
• Children can’t consent to their exploitation
• Don’t blame, don’t judge. Listen, care and safeguard.
• Get to know children and families for who they are, not aware
what’s happening to them
• Trauma impacts upon us in different ways. A child and
their family might not react how you think they should
• The welfare and safety of a child is paramount
• Safeguarding is everybody’s business
• Involve children and young people in decision making, it’s their life
• Children and families need you to believe them
• Victims are never to blame
• Perpetrators target vulnerability not age
• Exploitation doesn’t stop because you turn 18
• Sport – who is responsible for your child?
• Look beyond a child’s behaviour
• Families can be safeguarding partners
• Make meetings work for children and their families
• Exploitation affects all communities
• Indecent images are real children being abused
• Boys are exploited too
• Exploitation doesn’t take place in isolation
• Communities can tackle exploitation
JOIN THE FIGHT TO SUPPORT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION DAY AND INCLUDE #CEADAY22 ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For further information please visit
STOP CE – STOP CSE I Raise Awareness of CSE – Join the fight against CSE (stop-cse.org)