SaFest 2026: From risk to resilience

Conference programme

08:30  Registration, refreshments and networking

09:15  Welcome and introduction - Nick Meller, Devon County Council Links Team Manager and Jackie Colby, Devon Childrens Family Partnership Manager

09:25  Opening address - Louise Arscott, Head of Devon Probation

09:30  Real Life - John Chisling, County lines, care experienced adult

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09:45  Language that cares - Chloe Gibson-Blackee, The childrens society / Southwest prevention lead

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10:15  Out of the shadows - Exeter Co-Lab

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10:45  Comfort break

 

11:05  Reframing masculinity for young men and boys - Sophie King-Hill, Associate Professor, Birmingham University Health Services Management Centre

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12:00  Belonging: It's a part in the safeguarding conversation - Dan Barton, CEO of SPACE* Youth Service DEVON 

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12:30  Morning wrap up - Nick Meller, Devon County Council Links Team Manager and Jackie Colby, Devon Childrens Family Partnership Manager

12:35  Lunch break and networking

 

13:30  Navigating the digital world: Understanding the online world children live in - Amit Kelly, Founder Of “For Working Parents”

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14:30  Masking Vulnerability, Seeking Connection ,Finding Danger - Understanding Masculinity and Exploitation Through a  Trauma and Attachment Focused Lens - Dr Bartosz Zaniewski, Head Of Social Work- Plymouth University

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15:00  Comfort break

15:15  Beyond the Offence: Understanding Children in Youth Justice - John James, Service Manager For Devon Youth Justice Service and Devon Links Team 

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15:40  Plenary - Q&A with presenters from the day

15:55  Closing remarks

16:00  Close of conference