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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Please note that older press releases may contain out-of-date information.
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Safe and Sound Launches Wider Exploitation Programme
The pioneering work by Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been further recognised with Big Lottery funding – enabling the charity to provide specialist support to more young people and families across the city and county. The...
Touring Santa and Sleigh Set To Raise Vital Funds For Safe and Sound
Derby Rotary Club have again chosen Derbyshire’s leading child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, as a recipient of funds raised during the organisation’s annual Santa and Sleigh tour around Derby. Santa and his elves will be joined by staff and volunteers from...
Podcast Series Gives Local Families A Voice
Local parents and grandparents whose children have been targeted by manipulative criminals have spoken up about their experiences and the support they have received from Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe...
Fundraisers Complete Tough Mudder Challenge For Safe and Sound
A group of work colleagues from across the Midlands have completed a 15 km Tough Mudder challenge and raised nearly £1,200 for Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound. The seven-strong team from the central division sales team of Hydro-X...
Talented All-Rounder Gears Up For Ultra Fundraising Challenge
Accomplished musician and runner Charlie King is training for a 50 mile ultra marathon to raise money for two local charities. Charlie King (27) from Allestree is a modern rock and blues singer and songwriter and started running four years ago to support a friend...
Charity Highlights ‘Briight’ Future For City Centre Building
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has teamed...
Safe and Sound Welcomes Enthusiasm Trust Into the Fold
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has taken on the staff and activities of fellow Derby organisation, the Enthusiasm Trust, to expand the range of support available for some of the most vulnerable young people and their families in...
Safe and Sound Officially Recognises The Work of Volunteers
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has celebrated Volunteers’ Week (June 3-9) by recognising the work that individuals do to support its work across the city and county. Volunteers' Week, which marks its 40th anniversary this year,...
Charity’s Plans For New City Centre Safe Space
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, is forging ahead with plans to create a safe place in Derby city centre for young people and families where they can engage with an expanded range of support services and activities to help them...
Game On For Derby Business Community
Local companies and organisations are being invited to recapture their childhoods and compete in a series of fun sporting challenges based on the traditional school sports day. The Derby Business Games return this summer after a six year gap and will be held at...
Workshop Programme Empowers Pupils To Have A Voice
Derbyshire’s leading child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been appointed to work with more than 10,000 school pupils across the city and county to empower and give them confidence to stand up for their friends and intervene safely. Safe and Sound has...
Charity Run for Safe & Sound
Congratulations and thank you to Emma Healy at Kedleston Park Golf Club who has raised £1,000 for Safe and Sound after completing the Derby 10k. Safe and Sound is the golf club captain Brian Spence’s chosen charity this year – inspiring Emma to enter the event for...
Online CRE Workshop – Child Exploitation and online safety – 18th March 2024 -10am
Next week is #NationalChildExploitationAwarenessDay and as part of our awareness programme for March, Safe and Sound wanted to invite to join us for an online CRE Workshop – Child Exploitation and online safety: When: Monday 18th March 2024 Time: 10am - 11am Where:...
Meet Karen – A Change in Career Led to Safe & Sound
Karen Ritchie is a Family Support Worker at Safe and Sound and talks here about how returning to education has enabled her to change her career path and find the job that she loves. My change of career path began eight years ago at the age of 47. Before I had my...
How volunteering opened up new career opportunities for Shannon Rose
Shannon Rose is Safe and Sound’s ChISVA Domestic Abuse Case Worker. Here she talks about how volunteering opened up new career opportunities for her. I was changing careers and started volunteering at SHOUT, the crisis text line, and after speaking to people who...
PIB Insurance Choose Safe and Sound As Charity of the Year
The Derby office of a national specialist insurance brokers has pledged to raise money for local charity Safe and Sound over the next two years. PIB Insurance Brokers in Wyvern Business Park choose a different charity to support every two years and organise a...
Innovative App Provides Additional Security For Local Charity
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has piloted a new on-demand security service for its support workers and outreach teams. Safe and Sound support young people and families across the county whose lives have been affected by child...
Safe and Sound Supports Safer Internet Awareness
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has joined thousands of organisations across Europe to highlight the potential dangers of the internet – particularly for children and young people. Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 6 February 2024) aims...
Festive Bikers Join Toy Run Convoy
More than 180 bikers joined a festive convoy to deliver Christmas joy to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people across the county. The riders, dressed in festive costumes, were led by Derbyshire police’s Upright Derbyshire team and the support team...
Golf Day Supports Vulnerable Young People and Families Across Derbyshire
A golf day organised by two Derby businesses has raised £2,000 for the county’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound. A group of 64 golfers took part in the event organised by Invictus Communications in Melbourne and German Automotive service and...
Derby Businessman Opens Doors To Match Funding For Local Charity
The generosity of a Derby business owner will enable specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, to provide vital support to more than ten young people and their families over the coming year through match funding. John Shaw, managing director of...
Charity Fundraiser Limbers Up For Knock Out Challenge
A former soldier is returning to the boxing ring to raise money for Safe and Sound, Derbyshire’s specialist charity that supports young people and their families whose lives are affected by child exploitation. Harry Sloman (22) from Melbourne now works in...
Parry Creative Develops Charity’s Brand Identity
Derby-based Parry Creative has completed the first stages of a brand development project for specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, which is designed to better reflect the expanded range of services it provides to local communities. The team has...
How Organisations Can Strengthen Their Recruitment Procedures
By Tracy Harrison, CEO of Safe and Sound – Derbyshire’s leading charity that supports and protects children, young people and families whose lives have been affected by child exploitation. With ongoing news headlines about individuals abusing their positions of...
Charity Fundraiser Limbers Up For Knock Out Challenge
A former soldier is returning to the boxing ring to raise money for Safe and Sound, Derbyshire’s specialist charity that supports young people and their families whose lives are affected by child exploitation. Harry Sloman (22) from Melbourne now works in...
Music Night Showcases Local Talent
Some of Derby’s most successful and up and coming music and dance performers will come together for a special event in the city next month to raise money for specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound. The event has been organised by Sharon Jackson, a...
UK child exploitation charity becomes first SME to receive British Safety Council funding to support staff wellbeing
Derbyshire-based charity, Safe and Sound has become the first organisation to successfully win funding from British Safety Council to improve and support its staff’s wellbeing. The funding of up to £10,000 was awarded to Safe and Sound through British Safety...
Safe and Sound To be Showcased At Regional Business Awards
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been chosen as the recipient of donations and funds raised at the East Midlands Business Masters Awards 2023, run by Business.com East Midlands....
Volunteering Team Lead Joins Safe and Sound
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has appointed a new team lead to support and grow the organisation’s growing group of volunteers. Rach Bricknell joins Safe and Sound from a children’s charity where she both volunteered her time...
Rise In Online Grooming Is a Concern For Us All
By Tracy Harrison, CEO of Safe and Sound – Derbyshire’s leading charity that supports and protects children, young people and families whose lives have been affected by child exploitation. Latest research reveals that more than 2,600 online grooming crimes have...
Safe and Sound Appointed To Progress Family-Focused Programme
Specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has been appointed to deliver a special programme that aims to strengthen family relationships and reduce the number of young people going into local authority care in Derby city. The charity has worked closely...
Charities Join Forces To Bring Colour Run To Derby
One of Derby's most popular charity events is returning to Markeaton Park after an extended break. The Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity Colour Run is set to return to the park after three years with the local charities and businesses getting on board to support...
Safe and Sound Steps Up Outreach Work in South Derbyshire
Derbyshire specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been appointed to extend outreach work in parts of South Derbyshire following a successful pilot programme. The pilot outreach programme originally started in Swadlincote and was stepped up...
Head of Safe and Sound Receives Honorary Degree
The CEO of Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound, which supports children, young people and families affected by child exploitation, has received an honorary degree from the University of Derby. Tracy Harrison spent 32 years in the police force, rising through the...
Grant Support Spearheads Service Expansion For Safe and Sound
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has secured two major grants to enable it to support and protect more children, young people and families across the county. Firstly, Safe and Sound has received three-year funding from Children in...
Celebrated Actor Joins Charity’s Fire Walk Challenge
Media opportunity: Darley Abbey Mills, Derby; Thursday June 22 starting at 5pm Derbyshire-born actor Molly Windsor will be among more than 20 people who will tackle an evening fire walk tomorrow (Thursday June 22) to raise money for the county’s specialist child...
Head of Derbyshire child exploitation charity to receive honorary degree at Buxton ceremony
The CEO of Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound Group, which supports children, young people and families affected by child exploitation, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Derby later this month. Tracy Harrison spent 32 years in the police force,...
The Value of Volunteering
By Tracy Harrison, CEO of Safe and Sound The voluntary, or third sector as it is also known, is crucial to the health, wellbeing and safety of our local communities and, as the name suggests, volunteers are the backbone of such organisations. As the head of...
New Ambassadors Fly The Flag For Safe and Sound
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has recruited more local people to help raise awareness of the dangers facing vulnerable children and young people. Entrepreneurs Persha Ward and Nadia Jane Asamoah as well as University of Derby...
Blame-Free Words And Actions Are Key For Young People’s Online Safety
I have written before about the devastating consequences that victim blaming has on young people’s lives and how ill-informed judgements, words and actions can potentially lead to them not getting the support they need to move forward with their lives. In this...