BONUS EPISODE. The Next Chapter: Inside the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding

BONUS EPISODE. The Next Chapter: Inside the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding

Author: Nadia, Fran, Eugene November 4, 2025 Duration: 1:34:22
In this episode, The Social Matters Podcast team takes you inside the launch of the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding, a two-day international event hosted by Durham University and created by Professor Carlene Firmin. The Centre marks a new chapter in how we understand and respond to the safety of young people, recognising that protection must extend beyond the home to the spaces where adolescents spend their lives: schools, neighbourhoods, online and among peers. Joined by a remark...

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