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Child protection research briefings

Our series of short research briefings and literature reviews on child protection, child abuse, safeguarding and related topics.

• Abuse of children in residential care
• Adult sex offenders
• Child killings in England and Wales
• Child neglect
• Child pornography: images of the abuse of children
• Child protection and education
• Children and young people who display sexually harmful behaviour
• Disabled children and abuse
• Emotional abuse
• Family support
• Mentally ill parents and children's welfare
• Peer support
• Physical abuse
• Poverty and child maltreatment
• Prevalence and incidence of child abuse: international comparisons

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