@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social absolutely brilliant article in today’s Times. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability in sharing this.

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Fantastic celebrations today marking ten amazing years of @childrenssociety.bsky.social Pause service in Birmingham with @markrusselluk.bsky.social & @nickcookuk.bsky.social

I would love that! I’ll DM my email

The Children’s Society’s Prevention Programme is offering free online training for hotel staff to help teams spot and prevent #ChildExploitation. Every hotel worker can make a difference - see our leaflet below for all available dates to book your place

Thank you so so much for your constant care for our people and your commitment to helping them through change

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It was a pleasure to be at All Saints Hertford last night for their Lent series, following after @joshdeanmp.bsky.social who spoke last week. It was good to talk about @childrenssociety.bsky.social vision for a society built for all children! Thank you @simongcutmore.bsky.social for the welcome!

Looking forward to joining you!

Thank you for your incredible voice. I quote your work all the time, your writing always inspires me to hope, and to recognise my own power to effect change, by showing up and acting in a hope filled way!

Green background, white text box with a quote from Helen Cross reading: “It is an incredible honour to serve as an ambassador for the Children's Society at this year's RHS Chelsea Show Garden. This role allows me to amplify the voices of young people and highlight the vital work being done to support their mental health and wellbeing. We owe it to our younger generation to create a future that is positive for them to thrive and fulfil their potential.” Image of Helen outside in a purple dress is inserted diagonally at the bottom right, with flowers in the bottom right and top left corners.

We're pleased to share that Helen Cross will be representing us as an ambassador at RHS’s Chelsea Flower Show this year.

A Scottish author, presenter, writer and children’s horticultural educator, she has witnessed first-hand how outdoor spaces provide sanctuary for young people🪴

Checklist highlighting signs of potential exploitation including traveling alone, anxiety, carrying cash, multiple phones, discomfort, and frequent calls.

If something doesn’t feel right, it might not be.

This #ChildExploitationAwarenessDay, learn more about the signs of child exploitation to help victims get the support they need today. #LookCloser

Written Statement: A Welsh response to the criminal exploitation of children | GOV.WALES Jane Hutt MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip and Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and Social Care

Working together is the key to protecting children from exploitation.

The Welsh Government published a written response to the criminal exploitation of children, including recognition of our collaboration to support young people affected by exploitation 💪💪

Read more: www.gov.wales/written-stat...

Image of a flyer on the new 2026 Fraud Strategy, an A4 piece of paper being held up inside a building which looks like a church.

Young people forced into fraud are victims - not criminals.

The government’s new fraud strategy is an opportunity to tackle this form of child exploitation, and we are proud to be able to contribute.

We're working with the Home Office to expand support for children being financially exploited.

Mark Russell giving a speech at a podium

Change happens when we work together.

That's why we're delighted to congratulate our CEO @markrusselluk.bsky.social on his appointment to the Government’s new Civil Society Council.

Mark shared: “This new Council has the potential to be a step change in genuine partnership working”

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As a teenager, Zack struggled with his mental health.

He was taught that boys didn’t talk about their feelings, so he kept everything inside.

When he got support at The Children’s Society, he finally found a safe space to open up.

Read his story: https://ow.ly/yfFs50YpIOA

Love this!!!

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Ever been inspired by someone else’s litter?

I was this morning - seeing @childrenssociety.bsky.social & Chicken Cottage partnership out in the wild

I did my bit for #KeepBritainTidy and put it in a bin 🚮

Very proud of the energy from @childrenssociety.bsky.social team during #LookCloser week - raising awareness, sharing learning, empowering and amplifying young people’s voice & experience

📽️ Watch the video below to see the conversations that really matter.

Together, we can make change happen.

#LookCloser

Children’s Society opens expanded Burnham-On-Sea shop after major refurbishment The Children’s Society has this week reopened its newly refurbished and expanded town‑centre store in Burnham-On-Sea this week.

So good to see @childrenssociety.bsky.social shop back on the map in Burnham-on-Sea - very much enjoying seeing our colleague Jim taking his ribbon cutting duty very seriously 🎀

www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/childre...

Right now there's no consistent children's wellbeing measure. This needs to change.

Email your MP and ask them to support the campaign?📢✏️

Ask your MP to write to the Minister of Education I've emailed my MP urging them to contact the Minister for Education to introduce a National Wellbeing Measure for children. With the right insight, we can make better decisions for children and young...

I've emailed my MP urging them to contact the Minister for Education to introduce a National Wellbeing Measure for children. With the right insight, we can make better decisions for children and young people. Will you do the same?
act.childrenssociety.org.uk/page/185876/...

Well done you!!!!

Love this!!!

This is a historic day for children and families across the UK as legislation to remove the two-child limit from our social security system starts to make its way through Parliament. The two-child limit was an awful experiment that hurt children. More than any other policy, the two-child limit is responsible for driving child poverty to its current record high. Poverty has a devastating impact on young lives. Children going without things they need to learn and grow, living in damp homes, struggling at school, facing isolation and stress. Today marks the moment when we start to turn things around for the next generation. We commend the government for making the choice to scrap the two-child limit and ask all MPs to stand with children and support this Bill. Every child deserves the best start in life, with a decent childhood that lays the foundations for a strong future. Ending the two-child limit sets our country on the right path to meet that ambition.

Yesterday the Bill to end the two-child limit begins making its way through Parliament.

The policy drove child poverty to a record high, hurting young people.

We commend the government's choice to scrap the two-child limit and join 65 other organisations in asking all MPs to support this Bill.

Statement on Bill to end the two-child limit 65 organisations have come together to commend the government for making the choice to scrap the two-child limit and ask all MPs to stand with children and support this Bill.

Today the Bill to end the 2-child benefit limit starts to move through Parliament: remove the benefit limit & we lift thousands of children out of poverty
@childrenssociety.bsky.social @markrusselluk.bsky.social proud signatories calling MPs to support the Bill

cpag.org.uk/news/stateme...

Children's wellbeing matters. Agree? Sign now. Call on the Government to introduce a national wellbeing measure, so that young people's voices are heard and we have the insight to make a real change. Reverse the decline. Add your name.

Over 4,000 people have already signed our petition urging the Government to introduce a National Wellbeing Measure, giving them the insight & data they need to make better decisions for young people.

We’re nearing the finish line, add your name today and help give this campaign a final push!✏️

Families of children with cancer to have travel costs covered The government sets aside £10 million a year to help families and young people under 24 access cancer treatment.

Great work from our pals Young Lives V Cancer who’ve campaigned for this. Families supporting a child with cancer is hard enough without stressing about the travel costs to treatment. This is great news for many families, thanks Wes Streeting for making it happen

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Graph depicting Mental Health Support Team coverage in schools and further education in England

Young people deserve timely mental health support. Wherever they live. But it's falling behind 🚨

The government committed to provide all schools with access to a Mental Health Support Team by 2029/30

But data suggests that the current rollout rate is simply too slow to reach this target.

Mark with the runners at TCSs offices in London

Awesome today to spend time with some of the amazing people running @londonmarathon.bsky.social to raise funds for @childrenssociety.bsky.social

A real privilege to tell them about the life changing work we do, and how their amazing efforts will make such a difference

#LondonMarathon

The Minister with Mark and the TCS team

Great to welcome Home Office Minister Lord Hanson to @childrenssociety.bsky.social to meet colleagues working to disrupt young people being financially exploited, and share our youth voice report. A good conversation on how government can do more to safeguard young people from this type of harm.