East Riding of Yorkshire and Barnardo’s Child Exploitation Collaboration 2022-25

East Riding of Yorkshire Strategic Partnership Voices Mean Choices

The focus of East Riding of Yorkshires strategic partnership is to co-create systemic change for young people who have been a victim of, or at risk of child sexual abuse and/or exploitation along with their families and carers. Asking:

What language and practice do children and their families/carers need from us when working with them around exploitation?
How do we identify children who are being exploited to make sure they are safer sooner?
How do we work better together for children who are exploited and their families so we can get it right every time?

Our principals:

Focus on the experiences and needs of children, young people, and families as well as professionals across the practice system. Co-designing solutions together.
Hold the lived experience of our children, young people, and families in the highest regard.

Relational practice is at the heart of this project. We aim to create a learning culture where we:

Create a space for safe mistakes. Focusing on structure, not blame, recognising that a system’s structure generates behaviours
Work with Integrity and respect
Are comfortable with uncertainty
Willing to adapt and change
Offer high support and high challenge
Effectively communicate.