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.
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non-contact
e.g. showing a child pornography, making a child watch sex
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contact
e.g. an adult touching a child's private parts for sexual pleasure, getting a child to touch an adult's private parts, rape
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sexual exploitation
e.g. giving food, accommodation or drugs in exchange for sex with a child
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online
e.g. adults making, sending or receiving sexual pictures to/from a child
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:
Stop it Now! UK and Ireland Helpline
A Freephone confidential Helpline for any adult concerned about sexual abuse including those worried about their own thoughts/behaviour and those worried about the behaviour of another adult or child/young person.
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Online/App
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Phone
Securus Offender Monitoring
E-safety software which examines personal computers for specific inappropriate words, phrases and images regarding child pornography.
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Online/App
Safer Recruitment Training
Training for staff who recruit into the children’s workforce, including education settings, to help them recruit suitable, safe people.
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Classroom Setting
Childline Schools Service
A prevention programme delivered by trained volunteers in primary schools. Uses a large assembly and smaller interactive classroom sessions.
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Classroom Setting
Chelsea's Choice
A theatre play which tells the story of ‘Chelsea’, a teenager who is sexually exploited performed by young to young people in schools and other learning environments.
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Classroom Setting
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Theatrical
Be Safe - Stay Safe's Children's Programme
A group programme for children aged 8-13 (up to 14 for young people with learning disabilities) with worrying sexual behaviour and their parents/carers.
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Family Work
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Group Work
Assessment and Treatment Programme for Women who have Sexually Abused a Child/Children
An assessment and treatment programme for adult women with allegations, convictions or admissions in relation to the sexual abuse of children.
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Exposed
A ten minute film about sexting and cyberbullying which can be used as part of an educational programme or watched by young people on You Tube.
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Film
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
Internet Safety Seminars - Primary School Children (9-11 Years)
One hour verbal interactive presentations to 9-11 year olds using powerpoint slides and short films aimed at helping children stay safe online.
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Classroom Setting
Inform
An individual or group work course for family members and friends of those arrested, charged or convicted for internet child pornography offences.
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Inform Young People Programme
A face to face educative course of 1 to 5 sessions for children and young people with concerning and/or illegal sexual behaviour on the internet, as well as their families.
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Group Work
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Individual Work
NSPCC Advice and Information for Parents
A range of products aimed at giving parents and carers information and support in protecting children from abuse.
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Book/Guide
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Online/App
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Public Education
The Sexual Exploitation of Children. Can you Recognise the Signs?
A 20 minute film drama based on a popular television soap opera, designed to raise awareness of police officers, but suitable for use with anyone who works with children and young people.
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Film
Hedgehogs
A primary prevention programme delivered in primary schools consisting of 5 lessons using interactive activities and scenario based learning.
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Classroom Setting
Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme
A cognitive-behavioural group treatment programme, delivered in prison, targeted at adult male convicted sex offenders.
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Group Work
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Prison
SAFE - Personal Safety Skills for Deaf Children
A group work programme used by professionals working with deaf children aged 7 and above which aims to help children recognise abuse, avoid situations that might out them at risk and know how to seek help if they have concerns.
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Classroom Setting
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Group Work
Sex Addicts Anonymous
A twelve step peer support group made up of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope through weekly meetings to help each other stop addictive sexual behaviour.
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Group Work
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Peer Support
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
Securus Schools Computer Monitoring
E-safety software for schools which examines and monitors computers for inappropriate words, phrases and images. Incidents of concern are reviewed by school staff.
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Online/App