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Barricade
In 2022, Safeline’s Prevention & Early Intervention team partnered with Director, Alice Johannessen and producer Molly Young in the production of the BFI funded short film, ‘Barricade’.
In 2022, Safeline’s Prevention & Early Intervention team collaborated with Alice Johannessen, Director/Writer, and Molly Young, Producer, to create the short film, ‘Barricade’, to address sexual harassment and assault experienced by young people in schools, promoting a culture of zero tolerance to this form of abuse.
‘Barricade’ presents the story of a teenage girl, Aleena, who experiences a traumatic event on her school bus. The film follows her initial response to the event and how after a chance connection she instigates a small act of rebellion.
Harassment takes place at every school across the country and you are either part of the effort to change that or you are looking the other way.
Alice Johanessen
Since its production, Safeline’s Prevention and Early Intervention team have used ‘Barricade’ as an educational aid in their schools’ projects.
Presented in secondary schools, as part of Safeline’s whole school approach, the team have used the film to have open discussions about sexual abuse and keeping safe.
National estimates suggest 1 in 6 children in England and Wales have experienced Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Our experience working in 67 Warwickshire schools indicates the figure is closer to 1 in 3. In 2024, we surveyed 1,239 Year-9 students, 63% of girls, 19% of boys, and 70% of non-binary students disclosed that they or their friends had been affected by harmful sexual behaviours, 37% had been sexually assaulted. In a survey among sixth formers, 51% reported being sexually assaulted.