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Over 9,000 police-recorded online child sexual abuse offences

23 January 2019 / News

Our #WildWestWeb campaign calls for Government to create a robust law to make social networks safer.

Sexuality and sexual orientation

Advice for parents and carers on how to support their child if they've come out or are questioning their sexuality or sexual orientation.

Sexual abuse

If you're worried about sexual abuse, we're here to support you. We have information and advice to help navigate through a difficult time.

Child trafficking

Child trafficking and modern slavery are child abuse. We've got advice to help you spot the signs and report your concerns.

12 Childline counselling sessions a day for child sexual exploitation

15 November 2019 / News

The Annual Review released today shows Childline delivered 4,500 counselling sessions around child sexual exploitation in 2018/19 - a 16% increase on the previous year. The youngest child was just 9.

Sexual behaviour in children

Advice for parents on healthy and unhealthy sexual behaviour in children and teenagers, how to talk to children about consent and what to do if you're worried.

Child abuse offence recorded every 7 minutes in UK

24 October 2019 / News

New figures found 76,204 recorded sexual offences against children in the UK in 2018/19. We're calling for a radical reshaping of how support for children is delivered across the country.

Child sexual offences jump 57% in 5 years

10 August 2020 / News

New figures recorded more than 73,500 child sex offences recorded by UK police in 2019/20. We're calling the Government to publish its Child Sexual Abuse Strategy that puts victims and prevention at its core

Recorded online sexual grooming crimes rise by a third

11 September 2019 / News

We're calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to prioritise online safety and bring in laws that deliver a change in protection against abuse

Police record over 10,000 online child sex crimes in a year for the first time

3 September 2020 / News

We are calling on the government to make Online Harms legislation a priority this autumn.

Types of abuse

We've got information and advice on different types of abuse, how to spot the signs and what you can do to help keep children safe.

Effects of child abuse

Abuse can derail a child’s development. But together, we can change that.

Grooming

Children and young people can be groomed online or in the real world, by a stranger or by someone they know. If you're worried about a child, we have advice to help.

Online abuse

We’ve got advice and support for you and your child to help keep children safe online.

Childline sees over 6,000 counselling sessions about gender and sexual identity

5 June 2019 / News

Thousands of young people turned to Childline last year for help with issues including gender identity, coming out and homophobic bullying.

During lockdown, our Protect & Respect service helped over 200 children at risk of abuse

24 September 2020 / News

We are urging government to speed up work to publish promised Tackling Child Sexual Abuse strategy.