Safeguarding on rail - national awareness day to protect vulnerable children and young people - Camden Rise

Last Thursday (31 July), young people who are members of Regent's Park Young Guardians joined Camden youth workers, the charity Railway Children and other safeguarding and rail professionals to deliver a powerful Day of Action across key train stations along the West Coast Main Line from Glasgow Central to London Euston.

The aim was to raise awareness of vulnerability and safeguarding issues affecting children and young people.

The event – specifically timed during the school summer holidays - saw multi-agency stalls at Glasgow Central, Preston, Birmingham New Street and London Euston stations, as well as a visit to the new Hub at Wolverhampton station. 

It featured face-to-face engagement with passengers and station staff, distribution of educational safeguarding materials and interactive activities.

At Euston Station, Regent's Park Young Guardians were involved in this face-to-face work supported by youth workers from Camden Detached Youth Team and local charity Fitzrovia Youth in Action.

This co-ordinated effort was part of Railway Children’s ongoing campaign 'At Risk, Right Here, Right Now', which is designed to increase public understanding of the risks facing vulnerable children and young people on the rail network and how the public can respond to concerns that don't need an emergency response through use of the 61016 British Transport Police text reporting number.

Find out more:

• Read the full press release
• At Risk, Right Here, Right Now campaign
• Alert British Transport Police about concerns that don't need an emergency response on rail or at train stations
• Find out more about staying safe