North Yorkshire Police
Christina has been commissioned by North Yorkshire Police to engage with children and young people, working with Police Officers and PCSO’s – funded by the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners Office.
Children taught dangers of County Lines through engaging comic book by Christina Gabbitas
Police and Children’s author work together to deliver a key message on the dangers of County Lines drug dealing
https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yorkshire/news/news/2021/october/police-and-childrens-author-work-together-to-deliver-a-key-message-on-the-dangers-of-county-lines-drug-dealing/
Police officers with Christina Gabbitas visit Ripon school kids to talk dangers of knife crime and county lines
https://thestrayferret.co.uk/police-officers-visit-ripon-school-kids-to-talk-dangers-of-knife-crime/
Operation Sceptre visited Gladstone Road Primary and Brompton Hall Schools.
http://Operation Sceptre visited Gladstone Road Primary and Brompton Hall Schools.
Children in Scarborough learn about the dangers of knife crime
https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/yorkshire-coast/news/scarborough-children-knife-crime-dangers-christina-gabbitas/
St Augustine’s Roman Catholic School
Christina worked with year eight children with her story and produced class poems about the subject of being groomed, county lines and knife crime. Below are two of the poems that Christina worked on with different groups of year 8's. The poems all relate to the No...
Children’s author and police team up to warn about the dangers of drug dealing
Read the full article on the link below https://northyorkshire.police.uk/news/childrens-author-and-police-team-up-to-warn-about-the-dangers-of-drug-dealing/
What if I'm involved in gun and knife crime?
You can call Childline on 0800 1111 at any time if you're worried about your own safety. Or if you think someone you know is carrying or even using a gun or knife.
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 if you want to report a crime that has happened. Don't be afraid to be strong and do the right thing.