Interventions Database
We have developed a database of more than 200 interventions to help prevent child sexual abuse from across the globe. These are based on published research or documentation from the relevant organisation, with evaluative data included where available.
You can search and filter these below to find interventions most appropriate to your target audience.
Of course, each approach will be suited to its own geographical, cultural, legal and socioeconomic context; and inclusion of an intervention or resource within this database does not necessarily indicate effectiveness. You will need to adapt these interventions to your own context.
The Green House - Children and Young People Services
A free specialist counselling service for children and young people who are victims of sexual abuse, with the objective of alleviating the distress of victims/survivors who have suffered sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives.The Green House - Children and Young People Services
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Counselling
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Family Work
Thinkuknow
An advice website and a range of free educational resources that have been tailored for use children ages 4-17 including children with special educational needs. They provide age-appropriate information and advice to help prevent abuse and exploitation.Thinkuknow
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Classroom Setting
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Online/App
Circles of Support and Accountability
A programme which uses volunteers to support and hold to account a sex offender as they reintegrate into community.Circles of Support and Accountability
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Mentoring
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Peer Support
Zipit
A mobile App designed to enable young people to deal with pressures around ‘sexting’ – the sending of explicit images or videos.Zipit
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Online/App
The NSPCC Underpants Rule Campaign
A campaign supported by guidance documents which gives parents and carers a simple way of talking with their child about staying safe, without using scary words.The NSPCC Underpants Rule Campaign
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Book/Guide
Inform Plus
An individual or group work course those arrested, charged or convicted for internet indecent images of children offences.Inform Plus
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Expect Respect UK
A toolkit for addressing relationship abuse, for use with primary school children and secondary school young people. It challenges attitudes of teenagers towards violence and abuse.Expect Respect UK
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Classroom Setting
Looking out for Lottie
A programme aimed to educate professionals about the key aspects of online child sexual exploitation and aimed to provide young people with information about grooming methods. Includes a video about a girl called Lottie who met a boy called Jake and the progression of their relationship.Looking out for Lottie
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Classroom Setting
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Group Work
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Individual Work
Share Aware
An online resource to provide parents of children between eight and 12 years with reassuring and practical advice and information about the risks of sharing photos and other information online.Share Aware
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Online/App
Net Aware
A website providing information to children and their parents about social networking sites, games and apps used by children.Net Aware
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Online/App
Better Lives Booster
A cognitive-behavioural programme available for both non-intellectually disabled and intellectually disabled sex offenders, delivered in custodial settings and focussing on emotions, forming appropriate adult relationships and developing a relapse prevention plan.Better Lives Booster
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Group Work
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Prison
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.Hope for Children and Families: Working with Sexual Abuse Child and Family Training
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Family Work
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Individual Work
Internet Safety Seminars for Parents
Internet Safety Seminars for parents to educate them on how to protect their children online.Internet Safety Seminars for Parents
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Classroom Setting
Beyond Referrals - multi agencies
An online tool designed for multi-agency partnerships to explore their response to harmful sexual behaviours exhibited by pupils in schools and other educational settings.Beyond Referrals - multi agencies
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Online/App
Hear and Now
Hear and Now is therapeutic support for children and young people where there are concerns about sexual abuse. The purpose of this service is to offer a trauma-focused intervention to help children and young people explore and minimise the impact of any abuse they might have experienced.Hear and Now
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Counselling
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Family Work
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Individual Work
In Ctrl
A group work programme for children that aims to help them keep safe and prevent online sexual abuseIn Ctrl
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Group Work
StopSO
An independent network of qualified and experienced professionals who are willing and trained to work with potential sex offenders, sex offenders and their families. These professionals are supervised and include psychologists, psychotherapists and doctorsStopSO
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Counselling
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Individual Work
Real Love Rocks
A website where young people, parents and professionals can learn more about child sexual exploitation and what a healthy and safe relationship isReal Love Rocks
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Online/App
The Upstream project
An online resource that enables adults in Scotland to prevent child sexual abuse and protect the next childThe Upstream project
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Online/App
Breaking the links
A psychoeducational group-work programme, designed for men who have been arrested for internet related sexual offences but who have also been affected by past trauma.Breaking the links
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Group Work
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Individual Work