Safeguarding Month: Exploitation – Beyond the Substance (Positive Futures)
Event Details
Substance use is often viewed as a standalone behaviour, but what if it is actually a warning sign of something more?
This interactive safeguarding workshop follows the journey of a fictional young person, exploring how seemingly low-level substance use can increase vulnerability to grooming, exploitation, coercion and harm.
Through a series of case-file activities, participants will uncover how substances can be used to build trust, create dependency, establish control and facilitate exploitation.
Using a drug and alcohol service perspective, the session will encourage professionals to look beyond the substance itself and consider the wider safeguarding context. You will have the opportunity to apply professional curiosity, identify missed opportunities for intervention, and explore the questions that can help uncover hidden risks.
Tickets
Event Date / Time:
10 November 2026,
11:00 am 12:30 pm
Exploitation: Beyond the Substance (Positive Futures) Ticket Price:
Free