National Child Exploitation Awareness Day - 18 March

The National Child Exploitation Awareness Day aims to highlight the issues surrounding Child Exploitation (CE); 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.

NWG are committed to the fight against Child Exploitation and supporting victims and their families who are subjected to these forms of child abuse. Together, we can work to inform, educate and prevent child abuse within the UK.

Please click on their CE Day Sway which contains links to help those working with children and young people at risk of or already exploited and their families as well as resources to help raise awareness across communities and share with the public.  You will find free downloads, social media images, resources, helpful links and key messages to help you make YOUR awareness-raising as impactful as possible. The informative SWAY contains information on:

• spot the signs
• raise awareness
• helping hands
• real stories
• parents and carers
• abuse in sport
• safe to play
• safeguarding code in martial arts
• bystander
• disruption
• faith and communities
• exploitation, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
• training and awareness
• legacy of abuse
• logos, social media and key messages
• live events map

Do not forget to visit the Stop-CE website for lots of information and resources.

Download the Spot the Signs poster (PDF, 192 KB)(opens new window)