As a new year begins and another national lockdown comes into place, there are lots of things that will be very different this year. With everything that’s going on, it’s important to make sure children are kept safe both online and in person. It’s not always easy to know how to spot the warning signs […]

A new chatbot targeting people trying to access online child sexual abuse images will be developed by the Internet Watch Foundation, in partnership with Stop It Now! and The Lucy Faithfull Foundation. The chatbot, named ‘reThink’, will engage with internet users who are showing signs that they might be looking for images of child sexual […]

Stop It Now!, the UK’s first confidential helpline that supports people who are worried about their own sexual thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards children, today reports a steep rise in the number of people seeking help to stop viewing sexual images of under 18s – either for themselves or someone close to them. New data […]

Stop It Now!, the UK’s first confidential helpline that supports people who are worried about their own sexual thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards children, today reports a steep rise in the number of people seeking help to stop viewing sexual images of under 18s – either for themselves or someone close to them. New data […]

The home secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced plans to publish a new cross-government strategy to tackle child sexual abuse. The strategy will focus on both online and offline abuse, and will bring together different government departments, charities and other organisations to coordinate the different ways they work to keep children safe. In September, Mr Javid announced a […]