An ambitious vision for preventing child sexual abuse: meet our new trustees
The role of a trustee is incredibly important: they are responsible for the governance of a charity and making sure it is run well. Getting the right people with the right mix of skills on the board of trustees means a charity has a better chance of fulfilling its mission. Recently, we spoke to our […]
Here is how schools can prevent harmful sexual behaviour
More and more young people are behaving in sexually harmful ways. An Ofsted review in 2021 found that “the issue is so widespread that it needs addressing for all children and young people… schools, colleges and multi-agency partners [should] act as though sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are happening, even when there are no […]
Time to talk about porn: the link between viewing legal adult pornography and online child sexual abuse
Opinions about legal adult pornography are often polarised. Some people claim it is a self-centred activity that impairs sexuality with a partner and fosters unhealthy sexual attitudes. Others say it is a modern way of expressing sexuality. But through our work, we hear a different side of the story. Every year, we speak to hundreds […]
Stop It Now chosen as part of flagship global research project
How do we know how best to prevent child sexual abuse? That’s the question at the heart of a new project that will evaluate 7 prevention programmes from around the world. Stop It Now UK and Ireland is one of them. Researchers at two prestigious institutions have just launched Prevention Global, an ambitious research initiative […]
Going upstream: an appetite and vision for child sexual abuse prevention – celebrating the career of Donald Findlater
After decades working in child protection, Donald Findlater, the director of our Stop It Now helpline, has retired. He spoke to Deborah Denis, our CEO, to look back at the highlights, the milestones and the disappointments. “The organisation has been a massive part of my life,” said Donald. “It has given me a voice that […]
There is hope: How protective parenting assessments and interventions help protect children
Child sexual abuse is devastating, both for the children involved and their families. We’ve been working to prevent this harm for more than 30 years using a whole range of activities, including through assessments and interventions with everyone involved in, or affected by, abuse. One of our growing areas of this work is protective parenting assessments. […]
Host of agencies support month-long campaign to tackle online child sexual abuse across Devon and Cornwall
Throughout March, we will be collaborating with a host of organisations across the South West region on a local campaign to deter online child sexual abuse across Devon and Cornwall. In light of the vast scale of the problem of people viewing sexual images of children online, this campaign aims to raise awareness that viewing […]
Shining a spotlight on online grooming: a research blog post by Dr Sarah Wefers
Research is at the heart of everything we do and we are pleased to announce that our recent article “Understanding and deterring online child grooming: A qualitative study” has been published this February in the academic journal Sexual Offending: Theory, Research and Prevention. In this brand-new blog post, our Practitioner-Researcher Dr Sarah Wefers discusses how […]
Pioneering chatbot reduces searches for illegal sexual images of children
A major 18-month trial project has demonstrated that a first-of-its-kind chatbot and warning message can reduce the number of online searches that may potentially be indicative of intent to find sexual images of children. A new report published today by the University of Tasmania has found people looking for sexual images of children on the […]