Safer London
@saferlondon.bsky.social
Supporting young Londoners and families experiencing violence, exploitation and trauma, to move from harm to hope.
Find out more! linktr.ee/SaferLondon
Find out more! linktr.ee/SaferLondon
We stood alongside 500 young Londoners this year with trauma-informed support, but so many more need us. This #GivingTuesday, help more young people affected by violence and exploitation get the support they deserve 🧡
Donate: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We stood alongside 500 young Londoners this year with trauma-informed support, but so many more need us. This #GivingTuesday, help more young people affected by violence and exploitation get the support they deserve 🧡
Donate: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
We welcome the decision to lift the two-child limit - a big step forward. But with 1 in 3 children in poverty, there’s much more to do. Young people need long-term commitment so every child grows up safe and supported.
Read more: bit.ly/4rr7ooU
Read more: bit.ly/4rr7ooU
Autumn Budget 2025: A summary
The Chancellor presented her 2025 Budget to the Commons on 26 November, and the Office for Budget Responsibility published updated forecasts for the economy and public finances for the next five years.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We welcome the decision to lift the two-child limit - a big step forward. But with 1 in 3 children in poverty, there’s much more to do. Young people need long-term commitment so every child grows up safe and supported.
Read more: bit.ly/4rr7ooU
Read more: bit.ly/4rr7ooU
Hope is the best gift you could give this season! 🎄 🧡
Could you use what you've saved during #BlackFriday to help unwrap hope for young Londoners affected by violence and exploitation?
Donate today: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
Could you use what you've saved during #BlackFriday to help unwrap hope for young Londoners affected by violence and exploitation?
Donate today: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Hope is the best gift you could give this season! 🎄 🧡
Could you use what you've saved during #BlackFriday to help unwrap hope for young Londoners affected by violence and exploitation?
Donate today: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
Could you use what you've saved during #BlackFriday to help unwrap hope for young Londoners affected by violence and exploitation?
Donate today: www.justgiving.com/charity/safe...
And that’s a wrap! After seven weeks, our #TimeToListen campaign ends. We’ve shared young Londoners’ journeys from harm to hope - showing the power of adults who listen with care, not blame. We’ll keep listening and seeing young people as worthy of safety and hope. Thank you 🧡
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And that’s a wrap! After seven weeks, our #TimeToListen campaign ends. We’ve shared young Londoners’ journeys from harm to hope - showing the power of adults who listen with care, not blame. We’ll keep listening and seeing young people as worthy of safety and hope. Thank you 🧡
Last week our Safer London VIPs visited the House of Commons for an event on tackling child poverty, centred on the Children’s Commissioner’s Poverty Report they helped shape. So proud of our VIPs for using their voices to drive change for children and young people 🧡
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Last week our Safer London VIPs visited the House of Commons for an event on tackling child poverty, centred on the Children’s Commissioner’s Poverty Report they helped shape. So proud of our VIPs for using their voices to drive change for children and young people 🧡
We are very excited to announce that voting is now open for our film 'Time to Listen' in the Smiley Charity Film Awards! 📽️
Watch and vote today: bit.ly/4pe1w0s
Watch and vote today: bit.ly/4pe1w0s
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are very excited to announce that voting is now open for our film 'Time to Listen' in the Smiley Charity Film Awards! 📽️
Watch and vote today: bit.ly/4pe1w0s
Watch and vote today: bit.ly/4pe1w0s
Too many young Londoners are experiencing sexual violence and abuse. Through our trauma-informed support we’ve seen young Londoners find safety, and we’re committed to being there for even more.
This #EndSexualAbuseDay, your donation can help a young person move from harm to hope: bit.ly/4pmncYt
This #EndSexualAbuseDay, your donation can help a young person move from harm to hope: bit.ly/4pmncYt
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Too many young Londoners are experiencing sexual violence and abuse. Through our trauma-informed support we’ve seen young Londoners find safety, and we’re committed to being there for even more.
This #EndSexualAbuseDay, your donation can help a young person move from harm to hope: bit.ly/4pmncYt
This #EndSexualAbuseDay, your donation can help a young person move from harm to hope: bit.ly/4pmncYt
The BBC's recent article challenges a dangerous myth - that there's a "safe place" to stab someone. Raising awareness through empathy and understanding is far more effective than approaches rooted in judgement or punishment 🧡
🔗 bit.ly/3K2OHaj
🔗 bit.ly/3K2OHaj
Knife crime: 'We need young people to know there's no safe place to stab'
The murder of Katherine Johnson's son features in a campaign video playing at cinemas across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The BBC's recent article challenges a dangerous myth - that there's a "safe place" to stab someone. Raising awareness through empathy and understanding is far more effective than approaches rooted in judgement or punishment 🧡
🔗 bit.ly/3K2OHaj
🔗 bit.ly/3K2OHaj
We're sharing an unexpected way that supporting young Londoners can take shape! Last week, our VIPs swapped serious conversations for serious speed 🏎️🏁
It's just as important to create space for fun and connection. Thank you to our corporate partners whose generosity made this trip possible!
It's just as important to create space for fun and connection. Thank you to our corporate partners whose generosity made this trip possible!
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're sharing an unexpected way that supporting young Londoners can take shape! Last week, our VIPs swapped serious conversations for serious speed 🏎️🏁
It's just as important to create space for fun and connection. Thank you to our corporate partners whose generosity made this trip possible!
It's just as important to create space for fun and connection. Thank you to our corporate partners whose generosity made this trip possible!
This #YouthWorkWeek, we're celebrating the life-changing support our caseworkers do every day! Between them, they have supported hundreds of young Londoners through serious harm and trauma into hope. They are not just the icing on the cake, but the key ingredient that makes everything work 🍰
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This #YouthWorkWeek, we're celebrating the life-changing support our caseworkers do every day! Between them, they have supported hundreds of young Londoners through serious harm and trauma into hope. They are not just the icing on the cake, but the key ingredient that makes everything work 🍰
🕊️ "I've learnt how to trust people. I feel safer. Everything gets better with time."
This is what youth work is all about. Helping young people rebuild confidence and hope for their future.
#YouthWorkWeek
This is what youth work is all about. Helping young people rebuild confidence and hope for their future.
#YouthWorkWeek
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🕊️ "I've learnt how to trust people. I feel safer. Everything gets better with time."
This is what youth work is all about. Helping young people rebuild confidence and hope for their future.
#YouthWorkWeek
This is what youth work is all about. Helping young people rebuild confidence and hope for their future.
#YouthWorkWeek
For many young Londoners, fear isn't just for Halloween - it's every day. Many are exploited by adults they should be able to trust and carry trauma for things they never caused.
At Safer London, we're there for young Londoners through their hardest moments - and stay for as long as it takes 🧡
At Safer London, we're there for young Londoners through their hardest moments - and stay for as long as it takes 🧡
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For many young Londoners, fear isn't just for Halloween - it's every day. Many are exploited by adults they should be able to trust and carry trauma for things they never caused.
At Safer London, we're there for young Londoners through their hardest moments - and stay for as long as it takes 🧡
At Safer London, we're there for young Londoners through their hardest moments - and stay for as long as it takes 🧡
Yesterday we hosted our Time to Listen event, exploring how to create safe, empowering spaces for young people with lived experience of harm. Huge thanks to London VRU, the Safer London team & our amazing group of VIPs for their energy and honesty! #TimeToListen
👉 saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
👉 saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yesterday we hosted our Time to Listen event, exploring how to create safe, empowering spaces for young people with lived experience of harm. Huge thanks to London VRU, the Safer London team & our amazing group of VIPs for their energy and honesty! #TimeToListen
👉 saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
👉 saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
When Theo, aged 16, brought a knife to school, it led to exclusion. What no one saw was the fear behind it - days earlier, he'd been chased with a machete. At Safer London, we didn't see a 'bad kid'. We saw someone trying to stay safe. When we stop judging and start listening, everything changes 🧡
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
When Theo, aged 16, brought a knife to school, it led to exclusion. What no one saw was the fear behind it - days earlier, he'd been chased with a machete. At Safer London, we didn't see a 'bad kid'. We saw someone trying to stay safe. When we stop judging and start listening, everything changes 🧡
Our Time to Listen campaign ends with the faces of young Londoners.
These aren't actors. They're real young Londoners - some who've used our services, others who come from communities affected by violence and exploitation.
Join us ➡️ bit.ly/4gU6CMk
These aren't actors. They're real young Londoners - some who've used our services, others who come from communities affected by violence and exploitation.
Join us ➡️ bit.ly/4gU6CMk
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our Time to Listen campaign ends with the faces of young Londoners.
These aren't actors. They're real young Londoners - some who've used our services, others who come from communities affected by violence and exploitation.
Join us ➡️ bit.ly/4gU6CMk
These aren't actors. They're real young Londoners - some who've used our services, others who come from communities affected by violence and exploitation.
Join us ➡️ bit.ly/4gU6CMk
Great to meet so many people at the Health & Social Care Job Show last week! We loved chatting with those passionate about supporting young Londoners. Don't worry if you missed it! You can join our talent pool to share your CV and hear about future roles 👉 saferlondon.org.uk/join-the-tea
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Great to meet so many people at the Health & Social Care Job Show last week! We loved chatting with those passionate about supporting young Londoners. Don't worry if you missed it! You can join our talent pool to share your CV and hear about future roles 👉 saferlondon.org.uk/join-the-tea
We need to stop seeing young Londoners as perpetrators and start asking how they got there. Exploitation isn’t a “lifestyle” - it’s abuse. Real safeguarding means listening with care, compassion, and letting young people lead the way.
Read more: bit.ly/3L9u8Jn
#TimeToListen
Read more: bit.ly/3L9u8Jn
#TimeToListen
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We need to stop seeing young Londoners as perpetrators and start asking how they got there. Exploitation isn’t a “lifestyle” - it’s abuse. Real safeguarding means listening with care, compassion, and letting young people lead the way.
Read more: bit.ly/3L9u8Jn
#TimeToListen
Read more: bit.ly/3L9u8Jn
#TimeToListen
Everyone makes choices. But sometimes those choices come from fear. One young Londoner we worked with was just 15 when he faced violence from adults, and he was told it was his fault. Now, he's part of our participation programme - a space where we listen and we help him to see himself differently.
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Everyone makes choices. But sometimes those choices come from fear. One young Londoner we worked with was just 15 when he faced violence from adults, and he was told it was his fault. Now, he's part of our participation programme - a space where we listen and we help him to see himself differently.
This is what one young Londoner told us after working with Safer London. Through our Time To Listen campaign, we're amplifying voices like theirs - because no one should be labelled when asking for help.
Visit our page to find out how you can get involved: saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
Visit our page to find out how you can get involved: saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
October 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is what one young Londoner told us after working with Safer London. Through our Time To Listen campaign, we're amplifying voices like theirs - because no one should be labelled when asking for help.
Visit our page to find out how you can get involved: saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
Visit our page to find out how you can get involved: saferlondon.org.uk/time-to-list
Violence and exploitation affects young Londoners' mental health in lots of ways - both in the moment and over time. Our experience tells us that having someone they can trust to talk things through with can make a huge difference to their mental health and helping them get through tough times 🧡
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Violence and exploitation affects young Londoners' mental health in lots of ways - both in the moment and over time. Our experience tells us that having someone they can trust to talk things through with can make a huge difference to their mental health and helping them get through tough times 🧡
Too often, young Londoners are judged for their actions without anyone asking 'why'. By listening and not labelling, we create the safe spaces they need to be heard. Our Time To Listen campaign challenges the systemic failures that harm young Londoners. Change starts when someone says: 'I see you.'
October 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Too often, young Londoners are judged for their actions without anyone asking 'why'. By listening and not labelling, we create the safe spaces they need to be heard. Our Time To Listen campaign challenges the systemic failures that harm young Londoners. Change starts when someone says: 'I see you.'
1 in 8 young people (16–24) are now NEET - the highest in a decade. But a trusted adult can change everything: someone who believes in them and helps them navigate barriers. If we’re serious about ending youth unemployment, youth workers must be at the heart of the solution.
bit.ly/46OM2IT
bit.ly/46OM2IT
'Youth workers changed my life – now they must be central to Labour’s mission to end youth unemployment' - LabourList
Youth workers are key to unlocking the potential for unemployed youth says MP Josh Dean - whose own experiences proves it.
labourlist.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
1 in 8 young people (16–24) are now NEET - the highest in a decade. But a trusted adult can change everything: someone who believes in them and helps them navigate barriers. If we’re serious about ending youth unemployment, youth workers must be at the heart of the solution.
bit.ly/46OM2IT
bit.ly/46OM2IT
We are appalled and saddened at yet another case of misogyny and racism in the Met Police.
At Safer London, we have worked with outstanding officers who genuinely care. We will keep working with them to fight for young Londoners' right to live free from harm.
Read more here: bit.ly/46LBkmi
At Safer London, we have worked with outstanding officers who genuinely care. We will keep working with them to fight for young Londoners' right to live free from harm.
Read more here: bit.ly/46LBkmi
Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police
Panorama undercover investigation captures evidence that "toxic behaviours", far from being driven out of the Met, have been driven underground.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We are appalled and saddened at yet another case of misogyny and racism in the Met Police.
At Safer London, we have worked with outstanding officers who genuinely care. We will keep working with them to fight for young Londoners' right to live free from harm.
Read more here: bit.ly/46LBkmi
At Safer London, we have worked with outstanding officers who genuinely care. We will keep working with them to fight for young Londoners' right to live free from harm.
Read more here: bit.ly/46LBkmi
Child exploitation is devastating, but our commitment to helping young Londoners is just as strong 🧡
Melissa built a trusting relationship with a young person, creating safety and support that helped her move from crisis to stability, from harm to hope. Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3IEYD9k
Melissa built a trusting relationship with a young person, creating safety and support that helped her move from crisis to stability, from harm to hope. Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3IEYD9k
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Child exploitation is devastating, but our commitment to helping young Londoners is just as strong 🧡
Melissa built a trusting relationship with a young person, creating safety and support that helped her move from crisis to stability, from harm to hope. Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3IEYD9k
Melissa built a trusting relationship with a young person, creating safety and support that helped her move from crisis to stability, from harm to hope. Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/3IEYD9k
Our Director of Practice and a VIP lead a workshop at the Contexts of Contextual Safeguarding conference on how safeguarding orgs can engage with young people’s peer relationships when harm happens outside home, and how these relationships can be sources of love & protection to promote safety.
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our Director of Practice and a VIP lead a workshop at the Contexts of Contextual Safeguarding conference on how safeguarding orgs can engage with young people’s peer relationships when harm happens outside home, and how these relationships can be sources of love & protection to promote safety.