Through mentoring, training, and team building residentials, under 18s with lived experience of policing will build skills, identify key issues, learn how to influence decision-makers and lead a national campaign to drive change. Partnering with networks will ensure children’s voices are heard.
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The most disadvantaged children in our society care-experienced, living in poverty, homeless, criminally exploited, educational needs, racialised, are more likely to experience police interventions and be criminalised than their peers. These children and young people remain unseen and unheard. Too Often traumatised by police encounters and detention they are pushed deeper into a system that damages their futures. Policy makers do not hear their voices, perpetuating cycles of disadvantage.
Young people experiencing poverty will drive culture change in how police treat children. They will lead the campaign; define goals across key issues ensuring children's rights are respected, tackling racial disproportionality, challenging adultification bias; engage with decision-makers, including Government Ministers, officials, senior police leaders and co-create content to amplify their voices. Building trust and skills is central and with your support, young people can make lasting change.
