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News
Parents struggle to handle children’s tech habits (19/11/2018)
Source: BBC
Letting children try alcohol at home won’t deter binge drinking, say UK experts (19/11/2018)
Source: Guardian
Set age ban on sale of energy drinks at 18, government told (19/11/2018)
Source: Guardian
‘A lost generation’: How austerity has created vacuum being filled by drug gangs exploiting children (19/11/2018)
Source: Independent
Events
20/11/2018 : Easy Steps To Safeguarding
Community Room, Sherborne | Free | Details21/11/2018 : Safeguarding Training for Charity Trustees & Members of Voluntary & Community Sector Management Committees
Exeter | From £10.00 | Details22/11/2018 : Raising Standards of Safeguarding Practice Across the Voluntary Sector
Central London | £295 | Details22/11/2018 : CEOP ThinkUKnow Online Safety training
Wimborne | Free | Details
Publications
Child Centred Policing – National Strategy for the Policing of Children & Young People
Source: View document (PDF)
Criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: county lines
Source: View document (PDF)
Care Proceedings in England: The case for clear blue water
Source: View document (PDF)
Prevention Briefing (YJB)
Source: View document (PDF)
Online Safety
Download and read our latest online safety newsletters for professionals and parents. With the latest information and guidance from across the online world, you will find plenty to read. You can also sign up to our regular newsletters here.
Autumn 2018 Newsletters
Articles
What parents need to know about online grooming and sextortion
Addiction by design
Unseen launches app to report modern slavery
Know the signs – County Lines (Urban gangs couriering drugs and money into local communities)
Effects of technology on mental health
Think You Understand Me?
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