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Author Christina Gabbitas has worked with a wide range of organisations, particularly focusing on law enforcement agencies, children's charities, and educational and cultural institutions

Her partnerships are primarily based on her writing and storytelling initiatives, which address social issues affecting children and young people. 

 Key achievements and initiatives

• Educational books: Gabbitas writes stories to help children understand complex and difficult issues. Her work includes collaborations with UK police forces on books and animations to warn young people about the dangers of "county lines" exploitation and knife crime.
• Children's Literature Festivals: In 2019, Gabbitas founded the Children's Literature Festivals charity, which aims to provide free-to-attend literary festivals for children and families in deprived areas across the UK.
• Charity work: She is an Honorary Member of the NSPCC Council, reflecting her dedication to child protection and fundraising efforts. Her book Share Some Secrets, which encourages children to speak out against abuse, is sold by the NSPCC to raise funds for Childline.
• Awards and recognition: For her voluntary work and contributions to children's literature, she has received numerous accolades, including:
• • Prime Minister's Points of Light Award (2023)
  • Coronation Champion for the coronation of King Charles III (2023)
  • Great British Businesswoman Award in the Creative Business category (2025) 
  • Best Achievement Awards from the People’s Book Prize for Share Some Secrets 2019
  • Best Publisher Award for Lockdown Life initiative and book from children about life in lockdown.
  • Global Recognition Award for Youth Education Initiative of the Year for her Listen Up initiative that gave young people a voice on the topic of knife crime and exploitation.
  • Dame Beryl Bainbridge Award for encouraging children nationally to write.

 Cultural and environmental organisations

• York Castle Museum

: Commissioned Gabbitas to write a story to help engage children with the museum's exhibits. A Train Journey Through Time 

• Blackburn BID

: Commissioned Gabbitas to write a story to "bring magic back into the town centre" during the pandemic. An animation was streamed onto the town hall working with a visual and light artist.

• Ribble Rivers Trust Lancashire

: Partnered with Gabbitas on a "Save Us From Plastic" initiative to educate children about plastic pollution.

• The Deep Submarium Hull

: Collaborated on the "Save Us From Plastic" rap initiative.

• Visual Group Doncaster

: Commissioned Gabbitas to write an eBook called Well Being Heroes, providing poems for primary schools to promote positive wellbeing. 

Aspergillosis Trust - Writing to educate children about living with a parent about the condition - Dad and the Sneaky Spores

Santen - Writing to educate children about the eye condition VKC - Ibrahims Story

 Children's charities and education

• NSPCC: As an Honorary Member of the NSPCC Council, Gabbitas has partnered with the charity on multiple projects. Share Some Secrets educates about good and troublesome secrets, is sold in the NSPCC online shop to raise funds for Childline.
• Barnardo's: Her book Share Some Secrets was branded for their 150h anniversary with a partnership and has been endorsed by the charity Barnardo's.
• Children's Literature Festivals: Gabbitas founded this charity to organise and host free literature festivals for children and families in deprived areas. 
• Thousands of children and families have benefitted from free literacy festivals, and gifted thousands of free books. Christina sets up initiatives at each festival. The initiatives encouraged children to write on topic such as: kindness, plastic pollution, music, artists , exercise, and healthy food, just to mention a few. 

Law enforcement and government

• Police and Crime Commissioners: Gabbitas has collaborated with the offices of Police and Crime Commissioners in several regions to develop stories and resources for young people.
• North Yorkshire Police

: Commissioned Gabbitas to write the stories Trapped in County Lines and Missing to educate young people about county lines exploitation, and deliver sessions into schools.

• Humberside Police

: Partnered with Gabbitas on the project No More Knives or County Lines to produce a comic strip and animation about knife crime.

• Lancashire Police

: Worked with Gabbitas to deliver sessions on knife crime in primary schools in Blackburn.

• Doncaster Council

: Gabbitas has undertaken projects with Doncaster Council to deliver her educational stories.

• North Lincolnshire Council Youth Justice Partnership & Humberside Police

: Collaborated with Gabbitas to deliver sessions within schools