Statement on calls for Justin Welby to resign following Church of England's handling of historical child sexual abuse cases
12
November
2024
Vicky Young, head of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation's Stop It Now helpline, said:
“Victims and survivors must be believed when they come forward about abuse and then they and other children must be protected. Too often this goes wrong with devastating consequences.
“Unfortunately, some people will always try to work or volunteer in places where they can get access to children. That's why it's so important to
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We’ve just published our annual report detailing key achievements from the past year and outlining some of our plans for the future.
“This year’s annual report is a treasure trove of information on how we are at the forefront of child protection,” said Deborah Denis, CEO.
“It details our new projects and interventions to prevent harm, and showcases how our clinical team supported decision-making
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Guiding how and when we use artificial intelligence
18
October
2024
To best prevent child sexual abuse, we continually innovate and embrace new technologies in our work. One of these is artificial intelligence (AI).
There have been huge recent advances in what AI can do. There are many ways that it could help our work, from improving our efficiency with repetitive tasks, to creating greater capacity on our Stop It Now helpline. However, we also recognise the risks AI brings (such as the dangers of
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Our work to prevent child sexual abuse means stopping it from happening in the first place, but also stopping it from happening again.
People who have offended can redirect their lives to prevent further harm, and our Inform Plus and Engage Plus programmes are designed to address the deep-rooted issues that lead to illegal online behaviour. The goal of Inform Plus is to help people stop viewing indecent images of children and
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Our CEO, Deborah Denis, appeared on Woman's Hour in light of Huw Edwards' sentencing to discuss what could have prevented his offending
27
September
2024
It was a privilege to talk to Woman’s Hour about the wider issues raised by the case of Huw Edwards, the former broadcaster who is beginning a suspended six-month sentence for making indecent images of children.
Sadly, although Edwards’ story is shocking, it is not uncommon. Up and down the country, sentences similar to that received by Edwards are being handed out every day.
This must now raise the vital yet challenging
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Happy birthday Shore: celebrating our website for teenagers
26
September
2024
A year ago, we launched Shore, our website for young people that aims to help turn the tide of sexual harm.
It’s badly needed because we know that between one-third and half of child sexual abuse is carried out by under-18s. The Everyone’s Invited movement shone a light on the huge issue of harmful sexual behaviour and how the spread of smartphones and other technology has contributed to the rise of online harm.
Young
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Introducing our chatbot - a pioneering tool in the fight against online child sexual abuse
12
September
2024
The National Crime Agency estimates that there are up to 830,000 adults in the UK that pose some degree of sexual risk to children, and last year the Internet Watch Foundation found more than 275,652 web pages containing images and videos of child sexual abuse. The impact on the children abused is lifelong, and their suffering is compounded every time someone shares or accesses these images and videos. We know from our work, too,
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It starts with us - expert training at the forefront of child sexual abuse prevention
15
August
2024
In today’s complex and challenging landscape of child protection, professionals and volunteers need robust training to manage and respond to sensitive issues effectively. Our training is led by experts with extensive frontline experience and provides the essential knowledge, skills, tools and confidence necessary to prevent child sexual abuse.
In this blog post, we delve into why our training programme stands out as a prime
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