Director & Founder | Coloured Hearts C.I.C & B-Equipt Ltd | Sexual Exploitation (Women & Girls) | Systemic Reform
North East
Joined December 2017
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Good to see my discussion with Sarah Gibbons featured in Policing Insight.
How do we turn known information into preventative intelligence before it becomes an incident — or evidence in a Serious Case Review?
#sexualexploitation #ChildSafeguarding
Greater visibility of unregistered children’s homes and more training for police partner agencies on sharing intelligence would help to improve safeguarding for vulnerable youngsters, says sexual exploitation and systemic reform specialist Debra Cowey, who believes that creating a ‘connected chronology’ around at-risk children – rather than the current fragmented safeguarding history – could improve their protection, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.
[SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE]
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ALT More visibility of children’s homes and a ‘connected chronology’ around the child needed to improve safeguarding
My latest policy brief examines the safeguarding implications of Operation Beaconport and the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, drawing together evidence, analysis and recommendations for policy and practice.
Books and Publications - colourdhearts.com
𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟖 – 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 👇
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 👇
The Systemic Erasure of Sexual Exploitation: Beyond 18: Structural Inequality in Protection (On the Other Side of Sexual Violence) eBook : Cowey, Debra: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝
Sexual exploitation demands action.
Coloured Hearts CIC is looking for 2–3 Volunteer Board Members.
4 meetings a year.
We're looking for skills in:
Law | Finance | Governance | Creative Arts | Fundraising | VAWG
📩 DM me.
Domestic abuse was once dismissed as a private matter.Today it is recognised in law, policy and strategy. The same transformation is possible for Adult Sexual Exploitation.
📖 The Systemic Erasure of Sexual Exploitation: Beyond 18
See link below
Sexual exploitation affecting both children and adults continues to be met with fragmented systems — often intervening too late.
⚠️ 90% reported repeat victimisation
📘 Full report:
colouredhearts.com/books-and…
A recent review described my book Grey Zone, Danger Zone as
“impelling.”
That word matters.
This book was written to challenge complacency and expose the grey zones where sexual exploitation is too often ignored or enabled.
📖 amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GNF38MND
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The King’s Speech focused on public service reform, accountability, and institutional resilience.
But safeguarding fails when systems stop functioning as systems.👇
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🏥 The NHS is often where harm is first seen — but not always recognised.
⚖️The justice system’s duty is protection, investigation, and prosecution.
Both systems carry safeguarding and accountability responsibilities.👇
1). During a recent consultation with a Survivor Panel, I asked:
“How do you feel about the term ‘Lived Experience’?”
The responses were powerful.👇
5). For some, terms like “lived experience” and “survivor” can begin to feel reductive over time.
Not empowering, but defining.
Good practice is not deciding what people should be called — but instead giving people choice how they are introduced within professional spaces.
6). Trauma-informed practice should not only create opportunities for participation, but also recognise people as more than the experiences that first brought them into the room.
Language matters.
Choice matters.
#TraumaInformed #CoProduction #Leadership #LanguageMatters