Thank you for visiting ECSA.
We are currently working on a new website which will be relaunched in 2020 with additional information and functionality.
If you know of an intervention which may be considered for inclusion please contact us at ecsa@lucyfaithfull.org
This site is a free toolkit.
It is provided by Lucy Faithfull Foundation - a child protection charity based in UK.
It is for everyone who cares about children – schools, police, social workers, NGOs, local and national governments.
It will help you prevent children from being sexually abused.
With this toolkit you can design a local plan that fits your needs.
This web site will help you:

Understand child sexual abuse.
Decide what kinds of child sexual abuse are a problem in your area, city, country.

Plan solutions that fit your needs.
See solutions others have used from around the world.

This ECSA toolkit is all about preventing the sexual abuse of children.
Download
Welcome to the ECSA toolkit.pdf
downloadwhat is child sexual abuse?
There are many forms of child sexual abuse.
Different places and cultures have different issues.
Download
What is child sexual abuse.pdf
downloadhow to prevent child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse is preventable - it is not inevitable.
It is a public health problem which requires interventions across all levels of society.

Steps towards prevention
The download document below explains the process of abuse and how abusers overcome barriers to abuse.
It also shows how those barriers can be made stronger, so that abuse is prevented.
These barriers involve:
- The individual at risk of abusing
- The child or young person at risk of being abused
- Protective adults and young people
Preventing abuse theory
The download document (below) outlines how child sexual abuse can be prevented by taking a public health approach to the problem.
The document explains what is required to address the problem effectively, using interventions and programmes targeting specific groups.
These interventions can be made at different stages of life and at various stages in the abuse process.
Here are some first steps you can take

Think about child sexual abuse in your community
What are the strengths in your community? What are the problems?

Bring people together
Who can you ask to help? Who can help prevent child sexual abuse?

Decide a way forward
Which problems are most common and need to change first?
Download
First planning meeting.pdf
downloadThese documents (below) will help you create a child sexual abuse prevention strategy

Developing your strategy
What to think about when planning a strategy? What sort of things should it include?

A working tool
Plan and record your own strategy.

Strategy template and examples
Example strategies which will help you when planning your own strategy.
Interventions and resources from across the globe
The map below shows where the international interventions and resources on this website have come from.

Identify interventions of interest
You can use the left hand search function below to find the interventions and resources that are most relevant for you.
Note: the descriptions of interventions and resources below are based on published research or documentation from the relevant organisation. Where available, evaluation information is included. Inclusion of an intervention or resource in this toolkit is not necessarily an indication of effectiveness; more of promise. When using an intervention or resource from this website, you will need to adapt it to make it relevant to your own context.
Please contact us with any feedback and information about additional interventions that could usefully be included:
Access to Justice
A service which advocates for children’s rights, provides free access to legal aid for child victims of sexual (and other) abuse and engages with communities to provide information about sexual abuse.
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Classroom Setting
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Group Work
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Public Education
An Exceptional Children's Guide to Touch
A book which aims to keep children safe by focussing on issues of physical touch; what is acceptable and what is problematic.
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Book/Guide
Childline Therapeutic Programmes for Children Harmed by Abuse
Therapeutic programmes for families where children have been harmed by sexual abuse. Childline staff deliver the progamme using play therapy, individual, group and family therapy.
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Counselling
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Family Work
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Expect Respect - USA
A school based educational programme promoting safe and healthy relationships for young people.
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Classroom Setting
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Counselling
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Group Work
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Individual Work
G-Map
A community based treatment programme for young people with harmful sexual behaviour and their families/carers.
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Counselling
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Family Work
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Individual Work
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Residential
Guide to Relationships and Sex
A range of sex education DVDs for children and young people, including those with disabilities.
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Classroom Setting
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Film
Hope for Children and Families: Working with Sexual Abuse Child and Family Training
Training aimed at parents of children who have been sexually abused and at young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviours.
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Family Work
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Individual Work
Keeping Ourselves Safe
A positive personal safety skills programme that aims to provide young people with the skills to cope with situations that might involve abuse. For delivery in schools by teachers supported by Police Education Officers.
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Classroom Setting
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Family Work
Kid & Teen Safe: An Abuse Prevention Programme for Youth with Disabilities
A school-based prevention education project to assist in empowering children, youth and young adults with disabilities to understand and advocate for their rights to personal safety and to learn skills that can help reduce the risk of violence.
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Classroom Setting
Letting the Future In
An individually-based therapeutic intervention for children and young people who have been sexually abused which uses a range of interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and creative approaches.
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Individual Work
Net Aware
A website providing information to children and their parents about social networking sites, games and apps used by children.
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Online/App
Protect and Respect
A programme for children and young people who have been affected by, or are vulnerable to, child sexual exploitation. Group work sessions are combined with one-to-one work and delivered by those who already work with children and young people.
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Restorative Approaches to Sexually Harmful Behaviour
A restorative approach to sexually harmful behaviour involving the victim and the offender engarding in a process of direct or indirect communication.
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Second Step Child Protection Unit
A training package that help teachers create and implement a child protection strategy within their school.
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Classroom Setting
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Group Work
Sexual Abuse Family Education and Treatment Programme (SAFE-T)
A community-based clinic that provides specialized assessments and treatment to children and families who have experienced intra-familial sexual abuse, children exhibiting concerning sexualised behaviour, and youth who have offended sexually.
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Family Work
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Group Work
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Individual Work
STOP
A service providing assessment and intervention to people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviours.
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Family Work
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Group Work
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Individual Work
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Theatrical
Teen Boundaries Sexual Bullying Programme
A programme for 10-18 year olds which aims to prevent sexual bullying, peer on peer sexual exploitation and promotes positive gen der relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion. Delivered in a school setting.
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Classroom Setting
The Red Card Campaign
An awareness raising campaign linked to the FIFA World Cup 2010. Uses a variety of media to communicate key prevention messages to vulnerable children, tourists and the public.
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Public Education
Turn the Page
A treatment programme for adolescents with harmful sexual behaviour including girls and young people with learning difficulties.
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Individual Work