This Paper explores key trends from 23 years of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Stop It Now helpline. This pioneering anonymous service exists to prevent child sexual abuse. Since 2002, we’ve given more than 79,000 people confidential support and expert guidance.
Child sexual abuse is a global and dynamic problem of massive scale that too many people do not recognise. We believe that child sexual abuse is not inevitable and that everyone can help to prevent it. In this paper we explain how we tackle child sexual abuse before it happens and how we prevent it from reoccurring through the child protection support, advice and guidance
delivered by our anonymous Stop It Now helpline.
We speak directly with people who are a threat to children and we work with them to prevent abuse. We speak to the family and friends of people showing concerning behaviour, helping them to know what to do. This paper explores how we work safely and effectively to keep children safe.
Our helpline, the largest of its kind in the world, gives us a unique reach and insight. This paper will explain how we use our experience to feed into the latest research, develop effective resources and spot emerging threats so that we can play our part in stopping abuse before it happens.
Over the past 17 years, our work in Wales has been protecting children from sexual abuse. Using a public health model of prevention, the team has demonstrated tangible impact and engaged with thousands of professionals, parents, families, and young people to raise awareness, build protective networks, and intervene before harm escalates.
Technological interventions can deter people online from causing harm to children. From simple warning messages to behaviour-challenging chatbots, we are working on a range of initiatives to make life online safer for young
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.
