See Us Hear Us is a powerful short film that confronts the realities of institutional racism and the criminal exploitation of young Black and Brown boys in the UK. With a gripping narrative and an unexpected twist, the film invites viewers to witness the impact of lost innocence, adultification bias, and racial disproportionality, while amplifying the voices of victims too often ignored.
The film and research based presentation explores how Black and Brown boys are viewed first through a lens of suspicion, and positioned as offenders rather than recognised as victims in need of protection, whilst drawing us into the experience of the Black and Brown child in their interaction with professionals, prompting us to look closer.
This presentation provides a unique opportunity to watch and experience the film alongside peers from across all services, and to be part of a dialogue that encourages change across safeguarding, education, and justice systems.
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Standard - Exploitation & Youth Justice - See Us Hear Us | £15.00 | |
| Member - Exploitation & Youth Justice-See Us Hear Us | £0.00 |
Sarah Forrest is a registered Social Worker and works within Children’s Services, managing a therapeutic service working with adolescents at risk of exploitation and at risk of entering custody or the care system.
Sarah has worked in a number of innovation projects and has experience in both the statutory and non statutory arenas; targeted therapeutic services, strategic practice development, academic input and service management. Sarah has a keen interest in practices and policies that facilitate effective child protection and having previously guest lectured on a Social Work CDP course she feels passionately about bridging some of the gaps between research and practice.
Sarah’s interests lie in working restoratively and therapeutically with families, restorative leadership, innovation in social work practice, effective supervision practices and exploitation, contextual safeguarding and extra familial harm.
Sussana Clapcott is a Research in Practice Complex Safeguarding Social Worker, supporting and advocating for children vulnerable to exploitation. Sussana’s research explores how, due to racialised discourse, institutional systems may fail to recognise the victimhood of Black and Brown boys affected by criminal exploitation. As a producer, Sussana has adapted this work into a short film that highlights the experience of Black and Brown boys in their interaction with safeguarding services. Sussana hopes to promote conversations and awareness that leads to change and equity of care for all children.
Suzanne Taylor is Assistant Director at Barnardo’s leading their Core Priority Programme for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. This national programme focuses on systems change through place-based partnership.
Suzanne is a qualified Youth Worker with 20 years’ experience working with children, young people, and families across various safeguarding services. Much of her career has been spent in the leadership of highly performing Youth Justice Services in the Northwest of England. She believes the voices of children and young people should be central to the systems, services and policies that are designed for them. The only ways to make real and long-lasting change for children is listening to their voices, working in partnership and high-quality workforce development.
Suzanne sits on various advisory boards and groups across the UK.
My membership is something I value as I work in academia, my knowledge and expertise is enhanced by the AoCPP community itself and the Child Abuse Review journal. I enjoy and receive great benefit from the opportunity to attend conference events and Congress to "tap into" cutting edge research and evidence of best practice nationally and internationally, all of which benefit the students on my teaching programmes and my own research and publications
