SLAVERY, suicide prevention and hate crime were among the key topics taken from national safeguarding week.

As part of the awareness campaign, professionals in Harrogate held a conference where they heard from Lorin LaFave, whose son, Breck, was groomed online and killed by his groomer.

She founded the Breck Foundation to raise awareness of the dangers young people face online every day.

The aim of the conference was to encourage the public to be vigilant.

Councillor Michael Harrison, executive member for Adult Services and Health Integration at North Yorkshire County Council, said: “Sometimes signs of abuse are not obvious or visible, especially where grooming is taking place, but someone may start to behave differently, which may give cause for concern.”