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PLEASE FIND BELOW SOME PRESS ARTICLES RELATING TO OUR WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF AND AFFECTED BY EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE ACROSS DERBYSHIRE.
Please note that older press releases may contain out-of-date information.
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We Must All Help Young People To Find Their Voice
By Tracy Harrison, chief executive of Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound. Children and young people have undoubtedly suffered throughout the pandemic – missing out on attending school, activities and enjoying social interaction which...
Creative Project Gives Young People A Voice
Derbyshire-born actor Molly Windsor, who is an ambassador for child exploitation charity Safe and Sound, was the guest of honour at a performance to celebrate an innovative creative project for local children and young people. Safe and Sound teamed up with arts...
Half Term Youth Activities
Over the half-term week, the young people had 2 opportunities in which they were able to get involved in. On Tuesday we had Loudspeaker in to provide a confidence-building and present yourself workshop. This workshop focussed on giving young people the tips and...
Safe and Sound Expands Outreach Programme into South Derbyshire
Specialist Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound has expanded its weekly outreach programme into parts of Erewash and South Derbyshire in a bid to raise awareness of the support available to protect more young people from child exploitation. Safe and Sound supports...
“Do you want to volunteer for Safe and Sound?”
When Tracy asked me “Do you want to volunteer for Safe and Sound? ”, it took all of 0.5 seconds to positively respond. The original idea was that I could utilise my experience and contacts working with licensed premises and raise awareness of Child Exploitation....
Business Brief – Raising awareness of Child Exploitation
Raising awareness of Child Exploitation Safe and Sound is Derbyshire’s long-established and specialist child exploitation charity. We protect and support children and young people affected by exploitation which includes online grooming, sexual exploitation,...
Safe and Sound Appeals For Volunteers To Support Youth Activities Programme
Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound is appealing for volunteers to enable more local children and young people to enjoy positive activities. The charity is currently supporting more than 150 young people across the county aged seven and above who are victims of or at...
County Lines – BBC East Midlands Today Report
In case you missed it, here is a piece by BBC East Midlands Today highlighting the dangers that young people face from being groomed and exploited by County Lines drugs gangs. One of the parents we support has been brave enough to tell her own story and highlight...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – Art Therapy
Laura-Rose Gee, who is currently studying Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing at the University of Derby, joined Safe and Sound to deliver six workshops that aimed to encourage and enrich healthy relationships between family members through the use of...
BB&J Choose Safe and Sound As Charity of the Year
Leading commercial property consultancy BB&J Commercial have adopted child exploitation specialists Safe and Sound as their charity of the year. BB&J Commercial are based in The Wyvern and operate across the East Midlands – providing expert advice on all...
Charity CEO Rolls Up Her Sleeves In Honour of Captain Tom
A Derbyshire charity chief executive has set herself a fundraising challenge to complete 100 jobs and good deeds as part of the campaign inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore. Tracy Harrison heads up Safe and Sound which supports children and young people who are...
Safe and Sound Gears Up For Mobile Support In Local Communities
Specialist local charity Safe and Sound has bought its first minibus to enable youth and support workers to help and protect more children and young people in local communities. Safe and Sound supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of...
Safe and Sound Launches Wider Exploitation Programme
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has launched a new far-reaching programme in response to the increased vulnerabilities amongst children and young people to wider exploitation. The charity says that increased isolation, online...
Safe and Sound Marks National Day With Report On A Year of Challenge and Progress
Specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has expanded its work over the past year to provide a lifeline of emotional and practical support to some of the most vulnerable children, young people and their families across Derbyshire. The charity’s annual...
Toyota Manufacturing UK Supports Safe and Sound
Toyota Manufacturing UK Charitable Trust has donated nearly £5,000 to Derbyshire child exploitation charity Safe and Sound to support their outreach work programme. Toyota Manufacturing UK has contributed more than £6.3 million to a variety of local community...
Local Families Raise Vital Funds For Safe and Sound
The Rotary Club of Derby have presented local charity Safe and Sound with a cheque for £1,500 following a successful virtual Santa Sleigh project throughout December. The organisation had to adapt its annual Santa Sleigh due to the pandemic and worked with charity...
Nottingham Companies Support Specialist Child Exploitation Charity
Two Nottingham companies have joined forces to help a local charity raise awareness of the dangers facing children and young people of child exploitation. Creationz Marketing in Beeston and web design company Little Black Dog in Victoria Embankment have developed a...
Safe and Sound Steps Up Safer Internet Awareness Support
Local charity Safe and Sound is marking Safer Internet Day (Tuesday February 9 2021) with the launch of a new online webchat for professionals working with children and young people who are particularly vulnerable to online grooming and exploitation. This year’s...
Businesses Step Up Support For Hope Box Appeal
A wide range of businesses have successfully kick-started a special appeal launched by Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound. Safe and Sound have teamed up with Derby-based personalised gift company Colleague Box to create a bespoke...
Business Development Specialist Joins Safe and Sound Team
Safe and Sound, the specialist charity which supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of or at risk of child exploitation, has appointed Lucy Orme as fundraising and marketing officer. Lucy joins the charity from the University of Derby...
Local Company Provides Vital Support To Safe and Sound
A Hilton-based company, which specialises in security management, has pledged support for a local charity to expand its work with children and young people who are victims of or at risk of exploitation and their families. Repton Security has donated several mobile...
Virtual Santa Aims To Spread Festive Cheer
The Rotary Club of Derby has adapted its annual Santa Sleigh to spread joy and excitement to even more children this year and raise much-needed funds for two charities who support some of the most vulnerable local young people. In normal times, the Club Santa...
Superheroes Initiative Set To Support Safe and Sound
Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound has been chosen as a recipient for a national initiative encouraging businesses to donate the unused cost of their Christmas charity. Xmas Party Heroes has set up an online platform https://xmaspartyheroes.co.uk/ for donations in...
New Project Manager for Safe & Sound
I am very excited to have the opportunity to join the management team at Safe and Sound. I have worked at Safe and Sound for nine years across a wide range of roles. This has never been ‘just a job’ for me, it has been a purpose. Working at Safe and Sound is a path...
LOCAL CHARITY AMBASSADOR RECOGNISED WITH CITY AWARD
A 19-year-old girl who has survived child exploitation and is now an ambassador for specialist local charity Safe and Sound has been recognised at the second annual Derby Youth Awards. Louise Murphy-Fairclough has been presented with the Inspirational Young Person...
Local Charity Returns To Its Roots
Specialist Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound has launched a weekly outreach programme across the city in a bid to protect more young people from child exploitation. Safe and Sound supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of or at risk of...
PCC toasts funding boost with Derbyshire charity
Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has provided vital funding to support a charity’s specialist work with vulnerable young people who are victims of or at risk of exploitation. The Commissioner visited Derbyshire-based charity Safe and Sound...
Entrepreneurial Business Chooses Safe and Sound For Seasonal Support
Colleague Box – a new business launched by an entrepreneurial Derby couple during lockdown – have chosen Safe and Sound as its charity partner for their next personalised gifts campaign. Adam and Natalie Bamford launched Colleague Box, a letterbox gift company, as...
Safe and Sound Gains University of Derby Recognition
Local specialist charity Safe and Sound’s commitment to supporting the employability of University of Derby students has been officially recognised with two prestigious awards. Safe and Sound supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of...
Local Charity Celebrates Appeal Anniversary With Service Expansion
Specialist Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound has marked the first anniversary of its fundraising appeal with a three-pronged expansion of support for local young people and their families. Safe and Sound supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are...
Local Business Leader First To Join Virtual Cycle
Derby business leader Helen Wathall MBE has become the first to sign up for a virtual cycle ride organised by specialist Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound. Miss Wathall is managing director and the fifth generation of her family to head up Wathall’s funeral...
Safe and Sound Wins Two Prestigious Awards
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has clinched two regional awards in recognition of its achievements. The East Midlands Charity Awards were announced during a virtual event – celebrating the work of charities across the region and...
Regional Recognition For Safe and Sound
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has been shortlisted for two regional awards in recognition of its achievements. Safe and Sound has reached the finals of the East Midlands Charity Awards 2020 which incorporates 14 different...
Safe and Sound Gears Up For Increased Demand For Support
The full impact of the pandemic lockdown on young people’s safety and mental well-being will not be truly revealed until young people return to school, according to the chief executive of specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound. Safe and Sound supports...
Local Residents De-Clutter For Charity
Derby-based Safe and Sound support children and young people who are victims of or at risk of child exploitation – including sexual, County Lines, Modern Slavery and trafficking – and their families. A major part of the charity’s Butterfly Appeal to enable the...
Local Charity Gains National Recognition
The chief executive and a young ambassador of Derby-based charity Safe and Sound have both gained national recognition for their work to tackle and raise awareness of child exploitation. Charity leader Tracy Harrison and child sexual exploitation survivor Louise...
Safe and Sound Adapts Support For Local Young People and Families
A specialist child exploitation charity has held more than 60 sessions with local young people and families across Derbyshire since lockdown by using virtual platforms. Safe and Sound supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of or at...
Sheila Taylor MBE was the driving force behind the launch of Safe and Sound.
Now CEO of the NWG National Exploitation Response Unit, Sheila explains the background behind the establishment of Safe and Sound which continues to broaden its work at grassroots level across Derbyshire to support children and young people who are victims of or at...
Local Charity Welcomes Government Support
Specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has welcomed news that the Government has pledged further support for frontline charities during the pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunack announced yesterday (Wednesday April 8) that charities across the UK will...
New Trustees Join Safe and Sound Board
Safe and Sound, the local charity that specialises in supporting children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of or at risk of child exploitation and their families, has appointed a new chairperson and several new trustees The former chief executive...