Protecting children. Preventing child sexual abuse.
For more than 30 years we’ve been working to protect children from sexual abuse. We have come a long way over this time, and have achieved a great deal. We are unapologetically proud of our work with people who might cause harm and we have an excellent track record of using our understanding of the behaviour of people who abuse to develop and deliver innovative services that keep children safe.
Our work is vital because too many children grow up experiencing some form of sexual abuse.
Preventing child sexual abuse is complex. It requires a multi-faceted response from a multitude of players including governments, policy makers, statutory agencies, frontline professionals, tech companies, organisations that work with children and families, parents, carers and the wider family network, communities, charities, society and the general public.
Read our strategy for how we will work to protect children now and in the future.
Our strategic aims
In developing our vision for the future, we considered all these players and developed a theory of change that describes the big-picture changes we want to see happen. Based on evidence and experience, our theory of change outlines five key strategic aims and will help guide our decision-making over the next five years.
What we will do in the next five years: our key objectives
We’ve identified five key objectives that will help us deliver on our strategic aims. Each contributes something different to our ability to prevent sexual abuse, but they are connected, and when applied together will have a powerful impact on our ability to deliver the change we want to make.
We will run and develop inclusive, innovative and flexible clinical services grounded in evidence, responsive to our beneficiaries and those with lived experience, and we will reach more people in more ways.
We will focus on making places safer for children and young people wherever they are.
We will build broader partnerships, collaborate with more people and organisations and harness the power of strength in numbers to develop and deliver prevention.
We will ensure we attract a diverse group of people into the LFF family and create an organisational culture where everyone can grow and thrive, driven by the shared passion to keep children safe.
We will embed excellence, efficiency and sustainability across the charity.
Preventing child sexual abuse is a complex challenge that requires a comprehensive and unified response. Everyone has a role to play. Along with delivering innovative and responsive services, one of our key goals is to build strong partnerships, helping people make the right connections and truly see the impact they can have on protecting children. Real change happens when we work together, with us all contributing unique strengths like pieces of a puzzle. By fostering collaboration and understanding, we can drive meaningful change and ensure a safer future for children.
Over the next five years we will focus our efforts on making our vision a reality.
