Child Safety Week: Help us share the Don’t Leave Yourself Exposed campaign

1 June 2026

This Child Safety Week (Friday 1 to Sunday 7 June 2026), the i‑THRIVE and Participation Team are launching Don’t Leave Yourself Exposed, a youth‑informed campaign focused on nude and explicit image sharing, funded by Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).

Don't Leave Yourself Exposed campaign logo

Think Before You Ask. Think Before You Share.

Asking for nude or explicit images is often treated as normal, casual or humorous within online spaces. However, asking for an image can place pressure on others, harm trust and blur boundaries, even when it is not intended to cause distress. Supporting young people to think before they ask is an important part of preventing harm, helping them understand impact, consent and responsibility and encouraging safer online interactions.

Young people told us that conversations about nude and explicit images often come too late, once something has already gone wrong. This campaign focuses on earlier reflection, helping young people pause before asking for or sharing an image.

What the campaign includes:

  • Paired posters designed to be displayed together, addressing both asking for and sharing explicit images
  • A youth‑created, scripted assembly resource, developed with professional and safeguarding oversight
  • Youth‑facing social media content shared on Instagram throughout Child Safety Week

Rather than using shame or fear‑based messaging, the campaign focuses on trust, boundaries and control, not blame or judgement, recognising that some young people experience pressure or coercion and may not always have trusted adults around them.

How schools and professionals can support

We encourage schools and professionals to:

  • Display the Think Before You Ask and Think Before You Share posters together in appropriate spaces.
  • Deliver the scripted assembly resource during Child Safety Week.
  • Share the campaign’s Instagram posts through your organisation’s social media channels.
  • Use the resources as discussion starters in PSHE and RSHE, safeguarding or pastoral work.

Sharing the campaign helps reinforce these messages beyond the classroom and supports earlier, preventative conversations with young people.

All campaign materials, including posters, assembly resources and social media assets, are available at the Kent Resilience Hub

Thank you for supporting this important work and helping us reach young people with consistent, preventative messaging during Child Safety Week.