Willow talks to Fiona Bryan, current board member and former CEO of Empowerment Trust about the work that they do to keep children safe. Empowerment Trust creates safe learning experiences for adults and young people to take positive effective action to avoid or stop bullying, abuse and violence.

Fiona discusses the primary prevention programmes they run which focus on positive learning experiences. Their vision is a New Zealand-Aotearoa where all people are empowered to live, play, learn and work in safe communities free from harm and violence by empowering communities to foster healthy relationships through skills-based learning.

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Willow talks to Jaydene Buckley, the Managing Director of the OSACO Group. OSACO are a global team of extensively experienced investigative consultants and specialists in compliance, governance, safeguarding and anti-corruption. Willow and Jaydene discuss the issues of lack of training, policies and understanding around child protection for those in governance in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Most of us would struggle to comprehend that providing support and psychological treatment for people who are sexually attracted to children is a key way of preventing child sexual abuse; however, evidence shows that support and treatment work.

In this podcast, Willow (Safeguarding Children CEO) talks to Anton Ashton, a forensic psychologist that works with adults with child sexual ideation. With Anton’s expertise, she explores how providing support for people who have a sexual attraction toward children has been shown to be one of the key strategies for preventing child sexual abuse.

Please visit Safeguarding Children for more information about the training they offer.