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Safeguarding the Love Islanders
24th January 2023
Week two of the 2023 series of Love Island is underway but what are ITV doing to safeguard the islanders?
Love Island has been plagued by bad press around suicide, mental wellbeing and interpersonal relationships since 2018.
Lots of you have been in touch to complain about this weekend's Love Island episodes. These will all be carefully assessed against our broadcasting code.
— Ofcom (@Ofcom) July 18, 2022
Here we explain how our rules and protections apply to reality shows like Love Island 👇https://t.co/CC2zxquQui
We introduced tougher protections this year to address the increasing concerns about participants' welfare in shows like #LoveIsland.
— Ofcom (@Ofcom) July 14, 2021
Adam Baxter, our director of broadcasting standards, explains in @RadioTimes how our rules help to safeguard contestants. https://t.co/ZkEtq0gC58
It wasn't until extremely late last year that ITV announced a full set of new and improved safeguarding measures to protect the contestants. So what exactly, are they doing t keep these young people safe?
Islanders will get:
- Comprehensive psychological support
- Training for all Islanders on the impacts of social media and handling potential negativity
- Training for all Islanders on financial management
- Detailed conversations with Islanders regarding the impact of participation on the show
- A proactive aftercare package which extends support to all Islanders following their participation on the show
- Guidance and advice on taking on management after the show
The full duty of care process can be read here: Love Island announces duty of care measures for 2023
Liz Blamire
Liz is the current tutor2u subject lead for Health and Social Care. She is a former NHS midwife, who has worked in community, birth centre and acute hospital settings. Liz is an SSAT Accredited Lead Practitioner, who has taught Health and Social Care in FE and secondary schools, where she was a successful HOD. Liz is an experienced senior examiner and author.
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