Protecting children and young people. A practical and interactive session for those living or working with children and young people.

Led by Dr Gillian Kane, Lecturer in Law at Ulster University

This event provides a space for parents, guardians, teachers, youth workers and others who work with children and young people to gain practical, evidence-based guidance input on preventing exploitation among the young people they live or work with.

The event will consist of three short sessions:

In the first session, you will hear from experts at PSNI, iVision Trust, Invisible Traffik, and Ulster University, who will address a range of questions, including:

What is child criminal exploitation?

What has the research shown us about the NI context?

What impact does the cost of living have?

What duties does the state have to protect children and young people?

What are the dangers and risks of engaging with moneylenders?

The second session will give participants an opportunity to discuss, give feedback, and learn from each other through discussion groups focused on guided questions.

In the final session, we will bring everything together, answer questions and introduce an accessible guidance document.

Everyone is welcome.

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