48. Awareness campaigns carried out with the youth on teenage pregnancy, violence, teen dating and other related subjects amounted to 5192 from July 2018 to May 2019.    Sensitization campaigns as at May 2019 for primary students was 3628 and the total for secondary school students were 3763. Regarding the Atelier Partage parents, 205 parents were reached from July 2018 to March 2019. In our children’s club, some 25,000 children benefitted from out creative programmes and activities from July 2018 to May 2019. 49. Brigade pour la Protection des Mineurs conducted crackdown operations as shown below to prevent young persons from engaging in truancy or loitering and getting involved in illicit activities Table 22: Crackdown operations carried out throughout Police Divisions by the BDM 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (Jan- Jun) 603 801 874 914 407 Source: Mauritius Police Department 50. The above unit also conducted sensitization campaigns which include a component on TIP as hereunder Table 23: Sensitisation Campaigns carried out throughout Police Divisions by the BDM in Primary schools, Secondary schools, Youth Centres, Community Centres 2016 2017 2018 No of sessions No of Attendees No of sessions No of Attendees No of sessions No of Attendees 440 33,452 516 46,137 657 63,698 2019 (Jan- Jun) No of No of sessions Attendees 451 44,743 Source: Mauritius Police Department 51. The Council, each year, organises a platform for children by children to express themselves on pertinent issues affecting the society. The platform laid much emphasis on illicit drugs and substance abuse. This year some 500 youth were reached out on 13th June 2019 to express themselves on how to better protect themselves against the ill effects of drugs and related substances. 67

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