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Using live chat to help prevent child sexual abuse: reviewing our first year

People worried about their own sexual thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards children will reach out for help when they know it’s available. Our Stop It Now! UK and Ireland helpline has shown this and over the last 20 years has supported more than 60,000 people. In that time, we’ve expanded the ways that people can get in touch beyond our confidential helpline. We launched an anonymous email system and later online self-help Read More

Isolation, unemployment and escalating pornography habits contribute to a record rise in people seeking help to stop viewing sexual images of children

Stop It Now! UK and Ireland, the UK’s first confidential and anonymous helpline that supports people who are worried about their own or someone else’s sexual thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards children, urges people to get support to stop viewing sexual images of under 18s online. New data released today by the charity shows a significant increase in the number of contacts to the helpline and visits to the online Read More

What we all need to know to protect children who are at higher risk of harm

We work hard to keep all children safe from sexual abuse. But some children are more at risk of harm than others, including those from LGBTQ+ or ethnic minority backgrounds, or those who have a learning disability. That’s why Stop It Now! Wales partnered with Ethnic Minorities and Youth Service Team (EYST), Learning Disability Wales (LDW), and Stonewall Cymru to create a series of educational leaflets for parents, carers, and Read More

Working together to keep children in Plymouth safe from abuse

In partnership with Together for Childhood, we launched a hard-hitting campaign this month to halt and reverse the rise in the number of people involved in child sexual abuse, both online and offline. It urges those acting on this abusive behaviour to stop and asks all adults to be alert to the warning signs in others and take action. Estimates suggest tens of thousands of people in the UK are viewing sexual images of children online, and Read More

10 ways to help keep your children safe from sexual abuse

Around 1 in 6 children are sexually abused before they are 16 and many aren't able to tell anyone. We can't leave it to children to protect themselves so it's vital for all adults to have the knowledge to confidently keep children safe from harm, online and offline. That's why we've brought together our top tips for parents and carers to help stop child sexual abuse. Tip 1: Talk to your child about what they do Read More

Our 2020-21 Annual Report: how we work to protect children from sexual abuse

We’ve just published our 2020/21 annual report, which includes highlights from the past year and outlines our future plans. Since 1992, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation has worked to prevent child sexual abuse by helping the public and professionals play their part in keeping children safe. Lockdown brought an increased risk of sexual abuse to some children as they spent less time with protective adults, and more time unsupervised Read More

Seek help if a loved one is viewing sexual images of under 18s - urges helpline, as Covid sparks rise in calls

Stop It Now! – the UK’s first confidential and anonymous helpline dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse by supporting adults concerned about their own sexual thoughts and behaviours towards children – is urging people to call if they know or suspect a loved one is viewing sexual images of under 18s online. The charity’s appeal comes as new research, released today, finds that almost two thirds of UK adults Read More

Blackbaud data breach statement

We want to make our supporters aware of a data breach involving one of our data providers, Blackbaud, which may have involved personal information of our supporters.   Blackbaud is an industry recognised provider of customer relationship management software which is used by more than 30,000 organisations in 60 countries. The Lucy Faithfull Foundation uses Blackbaud’s Raisers Edge software to help us manage our donor database Read More

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