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Ketamine Isn't Just a Party Drug: What Professionals Need to Know About Young People and Ketamine

Ketamine use among young people is becoming an increasing concern in the UK. This article explores the physical and psychological harms, the links between ketamine, trauma, mental health and exploitation, and what professionals need to recognise when supporting children and young people. It takes a trauma-informed, safeguarding-focused approach to understanding what may sit behind substance use.

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Criminal Exploitation in the UK: Why Victims Are Often Criminalised

Criminal exploitation in the UK occurs when children, young people or vulnerable adults are groomed, coerced, threatened or manipulated into criminal activity for the benefit of others. It can inv...

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Criminal Justice and Exploitation in the UK: Safeguarding, Risk and Trauma

Criminal exploitation is a growing safeguarding and criminal justice concern across the UK. It affects children, young people and adults who are groomed, coerced or controlled into criminal activi...

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Contextual Safeguarding in UK

Contextual safeguarding recognises that children and young people can experience serious harm beyond the family home. This guide explains the difference between contextual safeguarding, extra-familial harm and risks outside the home, and explores how professionals can assess contextual risk, work across agencies and create safer environments.

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Safeguarding Children in the UK

Safeguarding children is a fundamental responsibility across the UK, designed to protect children and young people from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and harm, while promoting their welfare, health...

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