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Multimedia - This is a brief guidance on how to work with people in sports who experienced sexual abuse. The information here is based on a podcast, “learning from lived experience of childhood sexual abuse”, with Karen Leach. Karen Leach is a Sport England…
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News - How can we protect against online sexual abuse of children?  The “game-changing” is a new interactive chatbot will interrupt people trying to access online child sexual abuse material to get them to change their ways. The aim is for the new chatbot…
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News - The Guardian recently reported that there were 541 underage victims of 'revenge porn' in England and Wales last year. 'Revenge porn' means "the distribution of sexually explicit images or videos with intent to cause harm." 360 children were suspects in such cases,…
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News - There has been an increase in the number of children groomed, deceived or extorted into producing a sexual image or video of themselves while being guided and manipulated by an online predator. Forty-four percent of child sexual maltreatment material eliminated from…
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Online library - A study under the project "Supporting the implementation of Barnahus (Children's House)" run by the Council of Europe was published on the 6th of October, in Slovenia after 1,100 face-to-face interviews. The main findings of the study are: Sexual…
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Multimedia - Children and young people are most likely to be at risk of sexual abuse by members of their family and community, but one-third of child sexual abuse is thought to be carried out by other children under the age of 18. Especially now, during the Covid-19 restrictions,…
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News - SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence, Nikšić, has succesfully organised the Fourth National Webinar for the project, “Improving the Provision of Services and Raising Awareness to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Balkans, Albania, Macedonia…
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News - The Truth Project, part of the Independent Inquiry on Child Sexual Abuse, continues its work in raising awareness, and helping and supporting people who have suffered sexual abuse as children. People who identify as…
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News - In March 2020, "the world’s largest umbrella organisation against the sexual exploitation of children", ECPAT, received a new member: the Hungarian Hintalovon Gyermekjogi Alapítvány (Hintalovon Child Rights Foundation). This was not only a…
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News - According to an Online Harms Survey, the majority of youth workers don’t feel confident in supporting young people due to insufficient knowledge; they cannot support them through proper prevention programmes as they don’t have…
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Online library - “Stop the Secrets that Hurts” is animated video series on YouTube channel of Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation. It is a series of educational short videos that are intended to help children who suffered from…
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Online library - Meet Sangophone, who is here to support you with some tips while you are using your computers, phones, tablets, consoles and any other online device you might have. ​Check the visual guides, which helps you learn how to manage risks online while…
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News - The UK Government will amend the Domestic Abuse Bill so that children affected by domestic abuse will be recognised as victims in their own right. Including children in the legal definition can draw society’s attention to what these children go through and…
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Online library - This project aims at gathering the youth who have had the same experiences to give them, it is a good way to spread positivity while talking about the solutions and providing strength. According to the International Centre, the youth who went through sexual…
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News - In Sarajevo, in the week from June 8 to June 11, organized by the Faculty of Criminology, Criminology and Security Studies, Save the Children, UNICEF and the International Solidarity Forum - EMMAUS, as part of the EVAC (end violence against the children) project…
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News - After two months of changed behaviour, the Australian mother started worrying about her 9-year-old’s wellbeing. The young boy became reserved, introverted and easily distracted. One day, the mother decided to take a look at her son’s phone to see what is happening. From…
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Online library - The research was prepared by The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and focuses on child sexual abuse in ethnic minority communities. In particular, the report is concerned with the degree to which institutions have failed to…
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Online library - The University of Bedfordshire in collaboration with Beyond Referrals, Institute of Applied Social Research and The International Centre in UK conducted a study on harmful sexual behaviors in schools. This briefing presents findings from a two-year study into…
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Multimedia - Based on the practical guidance, written by Paul Bercea, on how to identify signs of abuse in children this infographic summarizes the main signs. Often children are not able to disclose what has happened to them, so it is very important for professionals to…
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News - These days, while we are all focused on #StayHome, trying to comply with all the recommended measures to end the pandemic as soon as possible, have we considered the most vulnerable groups that don’t feel safe behind closed doors? There are those to whom their home doesn’t…
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News - The website of Croatian Police Directorate announced the text of the international success of the campaign “Behind the Doors” (“Behind This Door Lives Mia”) on April 23, 2020. We convey the text in its entirety: “Sometimes, for those most vulnerable #ostanidoma [#stayhome]…
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Online library - A Practice Guide for Social Workers regarding domestic abuse and child welfare was published in April 2020 by BASW. In times of a pandemic and nationwide lockdowns, people are more vulnerable than ever and these circumstances heighten the risk of domestic abuse.…
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Online library - The research of the New Truth Project on child sexual abuse in custodial institutions revealed that children who had been exposed to such inhuman treatment faced extreme violence. Child sexual abuse survivors from the 1950s–2010s shared their…
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News - The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's (NSPCC) research has revealed that lonely children are more likely to encounter abusive behavior online. NSPCC’s survey of 2,000 young people and children suggests that the risk of online grooming of…
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News - While most people are trying to solve the problems COVID-19 has caused all over the world, criminals are taking advantage of the situation by putting children at increased risk of sexual abuse and exploitation.  During…
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News - Until recently, in China binding girls' feet was widely practiced, with the price of irreparable physical deformation. This was the tradition; delicate, small strides was a norm of femininity culturally imposed for centuries. In other cultures, for long periods of time…
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Online library - Pandemics such as COVID-19 present more opportunities for exploitation and abuse. As the need for aid increases, with supply of and access to aid decreasing simultaneously, these unequal power dynamics are exacerbated further.  Concurrently, due to the…
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News - How authorities failed to protect a grooming victim who spoke out against her abusers Lucy's mother was a drug addict who neglected her daughter during her childhood. Her mother's companions and dealers were part of the grooming gang that eventually raped and abused Lucy.…
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News - The National Network for Children Bulgaria shared an article about sexual violence in Bulgaria, the victims' inability to be heard, and the poor or non-existent sex education in the country. The article notes that in 2019, official statistics from the Minister of …
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Online library - This investigation focusses on the growing problem of online-facilitated child sexual abuse. The increase in access to and use of the internet has brought undeniable benefits to society. It has also enabled a section of society to misuse the internet. The harm…