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The LSCP Young Advisors were commissioned by NSPCC in 2021 to plan a campaign and develop supporting resources (posters and videos). This has now been completed and gone live.
The campaign is for ages 11+ and focuses on:
- Unhealthy relationships
- Consent
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexting.
It will also signpost young people where to go for support.
The link to access the resources is below:
Posters: NSPCC and LSCP YAs campaign posters
Film: NSPCC and LSCP YAs campaign films
Read their Press Release below:
Young people and safeguarding groups in Liverpool have launched a campaign to increase awareness of healthy relationships and sexual abuse in teenagers across the city.
The NSPCC, Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) and Liverpool Young Advisors, have worked together on the project.
Following months of consultation with young people across Liverpool, the Young Advisors, which consists of a group of teenagers from the city, prepared a series of posters and videos to raise awareness on issues surrounding consent, sexting, healthy relationships, and sexual abuse.
The group aims to share the material with young people in Liverpool schools, youth clubs and other organisations, via the safeguarding partnership and hope to reach as many young people in the city as possible.
Using simple explainers, graphics and examples of good practice, the posters and videos share important messages and advice on what consent looks like, moving on from negative relationships and experiences, and learning to listen to your body.
Aimee Hadwin, one of the young people leading the project, said: “These lessons are so important, and we want to do our bit to make sure messages about consent and what healthy relationships look like are seen by as many of our peers as possible.
“In the digital age, knowing this is especially vital. We want to hear from young people across the region and feel the material we have created gets the information across in a clear and concise manner.”
With the help of the NSPCC and Liverpool Safeguarding Partnership, the team are getting the resources into schools across Liverpool, and the material will also be available on the Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership website.
Mubashar Khaliq, NSPCC Campaigns Manager for the North West, said: “The work these young people have done is truly incredible.
“To see how they communicated such sensitive subject matters was an inspiration. These are such important conversations to be having with young people.
“It is vital that young people understand what a healthy relationship is, what is meant by consent and their right to say no and where to turn if something happens that makes them feel uncomfortable.”
The Young Advisors who designed the posters and videos will get feedback from school pupils to find out what works – and what could be changed – in the material.
They are also interested in knowing what the young people already knew about consent, sexual abuse and healthy relationships before seeing the messaging.
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About the Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP)
Liverpool SCP is made up of a Strategic and Decision Making Group and a number of Sub Groups responsible for undertaking and overseeing work streams of the Board with membership representing the breadth of agencies working with children and young people.
About the NSPCC
The NSPCC is the leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. Using voluntary donations, which make up around 90 per cent of their funding, they help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, they protect children at risk, and they find the best ways of preventing child abuse from ever happening. When a child needs a helping hand, they’ll be there. When parents are finding it tough, they’ll help. When laws need to change, or governments need to do more, they won’t give up until things improve.
Their free NSPCC helpline provides adults with a place they can get advice and support, share their concerns about a child or get general information about child protection. Adults can contact the helpline 365 days a year.
Their Childline service provides a safe, confidential place for children with no one else to turn to, whatever their worry, whenever they need help. Children can contact Childline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Young people can contact Childline on 0800 1111 or via 1-2-1 chat on the Childline website.
Childline also has a huge online community where children can get support from their peers on message-boards and use expert resources to help them through any issue they are concerned about. If adults are worried about children they can get advice from NSPCC practitioners on 0808 800 5000 or help@nspcc.org.uk.
Children can also visit Childline’s Calm Zone which been a great source of support for children and young people during the pandemic.
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