County Lines

Tue, Jun 1st 2021 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Speaker: Hannah Ratcliffe from the Children's Society on the criminal drug dealers who exploit children

Speaker host: Clare Waterhouse


 

Hannah writes:

As a Relationship Manager for The Children’s Society, my role is to inspire support for the charity.

I cover the East of England and work closely with those working in direct practice with children and young people and those who work to influence the systems they come into contact with.

Founded in 1881, we work nationally to provide specialist support that empowers young people to make positive changes and rediscover their hope. Alongside direct services, we listen to the voices of children and young people and campaign and lobby on their behalf. 

County Lines is something you may have heard about on the news or in TV shows. But beyond the headlines and scripts, it's a stark reality for many young people. In my talk, I will be sharing more about this form of exploitation and how we work to restore the hopes of those being exploited, on a national level and more locally too.

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Our inaugural competition for budding computer experts, for the Francis Hookham Trophy

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