Listen to children and support professionals: national review recommendations to prevent child sexual abuse in families
A national review into child sexual abuse within families has found that listening to the experience of children needs to be front and centre in professional practice and decision-making. It has found that as professionals, we need to do better, but also that we need support. In the words of the report, it has “uncovered […]
Statement on calls for Justin Welby to resign following Church of England’s handling of historical child sexual abuse cases
Vicky Young, head of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Stop It Now helpline, said: “Victims and survivors must be believed when they come forward about abuse and then they and other children must be protected. Too often this goes wrong with devastating consequences. “Unfortunately, some people will always try to work or volunteer in places where they […]
Our 2023-24 annual report: how we’ve worked to protect children from sexual abuse
We’ve just published our annual report detailing key achievements from the past year and outlining some of our plans for the future. “This year’s annual report is a treasure trove of information on how we are at the forefront of child protection,” said Deborah Denis, CEO. “It details our new projects and interventions to prevent harm, and […]
Guiding how and when we use artificial intelligence
To best prevent child sexual abuse, we continually innovate and embrace new technologies in our work. One of these is artificial intelligence (AI). There have been huge recent advances in what AI can do. There are many ways that it could help our work, from improving our efficiency with repetitive tasks, to creating greater capacity […]
‘What’s the point?’ How our specialist programmes reclaim hope and protect children
Our work to prevent child sexual abuse means stopping it from happening in the first place, but also stopping it from happening again. People who have offended can redirect their lives to prevent further harm, and our Inform Plus and Engage Plus programmes are designed to address the deep-rooted issues that lead to illegal online behaviour. The […]
Our CEO, Deborah Denis, appeared on Woman’s Hour in light of Huw Edwards’ sentencing to discuss what could have prevented his offending
It was a privilege to talk to Woman’s Hour about the wider issues raised by the case of Huw Edwards, the former broadcaster who is beginning a suspended six-month sentence for making indecent images of children. Sadly, although Edwards’ story is shocking, it is not uncommon. Up and down the country, sentences similar to that received by […]
Happy birthday Shore: celebrating our website for teenagers
A year ago, we launched Shore, our website for young people that aims to help turn the tide of sexual harm. It’s badly needed because we know that between one-third and half of child sexual abuse is carried out by under-18s. The Everyone’s Invited movement shone a light on the huge issue of harmful sexual behaviour and […]
We need your help: call an end to child sexual abuse
Today, we’re launching a fundraising appeal asking you to call an end to child sexual abuse by supporting our Stop It Now helpline and helping us raise £10,000. For over two decades, our Stop It Now helpline has been a lifeline helping over 75,000 people prevent child sexual abuse. But more and more people need our help, […]
