I began writing my diary in May 2016 when things started to change in my life. Everyone seems to be getting stressed about what I’m up to, Mum and Dad, school and my friends. They think I’ll get in trouble…what do you think?

I write my diary with the help of by Hampshire Constabulary and its partners in the local safeguarding children’s boards for Portsmouth, Southampton and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

The aim of the diary is to raise awareness of the signs of child sexual exploitation and help readers recognise the signs in a friend or family member.

This diary is linked to the Hampshire Constabulary child sexual exploitation campaign which you can find out about here

Alice’s Diary is fictional but is based on elements of real examples of child sexual exploitation uncovered by police in the UK.