Today Devon and Cornwall Police have launched Youth Week - a dedicated week of action aimed at tackling some of the issues young people encounter.

Each day will focus on a specific topic which will include drugs, sexting, internet safety, bullying, sexual consent and hate crime; and will provide help, support and crime prevention advice to young people at secondary schools and colleges across the region.  

The campaign will be focused online to encourage engagement with young people and will be supported by local neighbourhood teams and community groups across Devon and Cornwall.

As part of the campaign, new resources, developed by Devon and Cornwall and Dorset forces’ Prevention Department will be made available. 

These will provide information and guidance, plus signposting young people to a large range of websites and online resources to help them with any issues they might be experiencing.

Superintendent Matt Lawler said: ’During the week we will be advising young people as well as parents about staying safe online especially when using social media, as well as understanding the dangers of drugs, and it will also give us the opportunity to talk to parents and teenagers about the issues of sexual consent, and the startling statistic that 45% of young people experience bullying before they are 18.’

You can follow the week via @DC_Police using #YouthWeekDCPolice.

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