In this episode, we meet Professor Kieran McCartan, Professor of Criminology at UWE Bristol and Oliver Mackie, Strategic Service Manager for the NSPCC. Kieran and Oliver discuss “Together for Childhood”, a long-term project working with local communities to make them safer for children.

Trigger warning: This podcast mentions sexual abuse of children in the context of how we work together to prevent it. It affects all communities, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 7 boys worldwide. Talking about child sexual abuse is important and part of the solution. If listening to the podcast has affected you and speaking to someone would help or if you simply want to learn more, the NSPCC website is a good place to start, please go to https://www.nspcc.org.uk/