“Breaking the cycle - Changing Lives" "Listen to Marilyn Hawes, one of the UK's leading professionals on how to PREVENT & MANAGE the impact of child sexual abuse."

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN SAFEGUARDING UNIT

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Maynard Theatre, Blackburn College,

Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LH

Thursday 3rd March 2016

Choose your session:

9:00am - 12:30pm or 1:30pm - 5:00pm

Entry to this event is FREE OF CHARGE

BREAKING THE CYCLE - CHANGING LIVES

Marilyn is recognised for her passionate and pragmatic views concerning the prevention and management of child abuse within our society. Popular with the media, she challenges the establishment, who currently are failing to deliver effective programs to protect our children. She campaigns for change and better outcomes for young people & their well being.

Enough Abuse UK experiential workshops focus on "Grooming", the recognisable behaviour of those at risk and the many issues of those who are the risk.

WELCOMING SPEAKERS:

Dawn Walmsley, Safeguarding Development Manager, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Anita Vojnovic, Formerly Extended Service Manager (Lancashire County Council), Child Support Officer and Early Years Excellence Officer (Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services) and now Enough Abuse UK (Manager North West).

“Whilst Government is now much better at systems for

managing the abused & reporting of abuse, we still have

a long way to go at providing the necessary education to PREVENT Grooming, CSE & therefore Child

Sexual Abuse.”

Tim Loughton, Member of ParliamentFormer Children and Families Minister

Nancy Palmer, Independent Chair Blackburn with Darwen LSCB

I am very pleased to welcome you to this conference which is another example of our wish to provide the very best child protection services in support of our children.

GUEST SPEAKER: Marilyn Hawes Founder and CEO of Enough Abuse UK

Matt Prosser, Chief Executive of the Dorset Councils Partnership said of an Enough Abuse Conference; “Marilyn presents a powerful and difficult message from her own tragic; first hand experience, of the impact and devastation sexual abuse can have on the victims and their family. Her session does not pull any punches, and nor should it. It exposes the issue of sexual grooming in no uncertain terms. Whilst this can be difficult to hear, the impact is unforgettable. As local authorities with a lead role in safeguarding, it is important that we not only raise awareness of the issues but also equip our staff and partner agencies with the knowledge of how to spot sexual grooming, and crucially train people so they know what to do to stop this.”

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