Himself a victim of abuse by a coach when he was 12, he now works on the prevention, detection and redress of violence suffered by children.
The fight against violence against children begins with detecting weak signals, those small clues that can make it possible to help a minor who is a victim of abuse.
In Amiens, Benjamin is leading a training day for the city's after-school program managers. Before an attentive audience, convinced of the need for this kind of action, he explains the importance of adults' role with children.
Enabling and supporting children to speak out is often the first step in helping a child who is a victim of maltreatment.
That is why many associations work to train adults who are around children every day.
On the set of Dialogue citoyen, facing senators, two members of the association Silence à l'écoute testify to the importance of this training.
Ideally, these training courses should be made mandatory. Instruction should also be strengthened for everyone in contact with children.
As part of the BAFA, which involves about 50,000 activity leaders each year, modules devoted to detecting weak signals and violence against children have been mandatory for two years.
Out of fourteen days of theoretical training, these modules account for only half a day. At the end of these two weeks, the overwhelming majority of activity leaders no longer even remember having taken this training.