The Lucy Faithfull Foundation publishes 2017-18 Annual Report
03
December
2018
The latest annual report from The Lucy Faithfull Foundation demonstrates how we continue to pioneer child protection services.
It’s now 25 years since the foundation was set up by Baroness Lucy Faithfull, and in that time we’ve worked with children and their families, professionals, and people who are concerned about their own behaviour. We’re serious about creating a world where child abuse and exploitation
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The Lucy Faithfull Foundation Statement on Facebook announcing removal of child nudity images
24
October
2018
Facebook has today announced development of new software that allows it to automatically flag sexualised images of children.
According to a BBC Online report, Facebook says its moderators have used the software to remove 8.7 million sexual images of children in just three months.
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation responds to Facebook's announcement today as follows:
"We welcome moves to make the internet a safer place for
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Home Secretary backs work of The Lucy Faithfull Foundation to change the behaviour of people looking at sexual images of children online.
03
September
2018
In a flagship speech on how he intends to tackle the online sexual abuse of children, Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, began by setting out the scale of the problem, observing that there had been a 700% increase in the number of child abuse images being referred to the National Crime Agency in the last five years.
He continued by explaining how he intends to address the scale of the problem saying “I will continue to make sure that the
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Today MP for Bromsgrove Sajid Javid visited The Lucy Faithfull Foundation's headquarters in Bromsgrove.
During the visit Mr Javid met with our senior managers and trustees to learn about our work. He was also briefed on the breadth of services offered by The Lucy Faithfull Foundation to help adults and professionals play their part in preventing child sexual abuse.
Before leaving Mr Javid cut a ribbon to formally open The
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The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is expanding its work to address sexually harmful behaviour among young people. This decision reflects the significant number of people calling the Stop it Now! Helpline to discuss concerns regarding the sexually harmful behaviour of a young person. It also underlines our awareness that one third of all sexually abused children are abused by a young person.
As part of our expansion of work with young
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40 percent increase in people seeking help to stop looking at online sexual images of children
04
April
2018
There has been a sharp rise in the year on year numbers of people in the UK seeking help from Stop it Now! to stop either their own viewing of online sexual images of children, or that of a loved one.
According to data released today, 36,443 UK people contacted Stop it Now! in 2017. This represents a 40% increase on the 26,089 people who contacted Stop it Now! in the previous 12 month period.
A large majority of those contacting Stop
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Watch our latest campaign film - The Knock
13
February
2018
The Knock is the latest, hard-hitting film from The Lucy Faithfull Foundation to show the serious consequences of looking at child sexual abuse images online.
The video features several men who are frightened of a sound that could be a “knock.” In the final section, one of the men receives a knock on the door from the police. He is subsequently arrested for looking at sexual images of children online. The video ends with a
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City firm donates cutting-edge consultancy skills to help charity prevent child sexual abuse
08
February
2018
Charity partnerships that encourage employees to raise money for a chosen charity have become a common feature of corporate life.
But for leading global consultancy firm, Alpha FMC, raising money was just the starting point for its 2017 Charity of the Year Partnership. Alpha’s approximately 275 employees wanted to use their year-long partnership with the The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, to leave a legacy that would have a lasting
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