Archived press releases

Read the latest news releases from Stop It Now! UK and Ireland

Over 2,800 people from Wales seek charity’s help in last year to stop viewing of sexual images of children online
27 November 2019

Over 3,600 people from South West seek charity’s help in six months to stop viewing of sexual images of children online
13 November 2019

South East police forces join child protection charity in campaign to tackle indecent images of children 
2 May 2019

£600,000 funding boost to West Midlands-based child sexual abuse prevention charity   
27 March 2019

Funding boost for child sexual abuse prevention helpline following jump in contacts  
15 March 2019

West Yorkshire Police join child protection charity in campaign to tackle indecent images of children
14 March 2019

Number of people in the South West accessing help to cut viewing of online sexual images of children increases by 28%
6 December 2018

New awareness campaign launched to help Welsh public play active part in preventing sexual abuse of children
12 November 2018

Number of people in the North West seeking help to stop looking at sexual images of children doubles in just six months
2 November 2018

Greater Manchester Police joins child protection charity in campaign to tackle indecent images of children
26 June 2018 (news from Greater Manchester Police)

Internet Safety Guidance for adults with autism or learning disabilities first of its kind in Scotland
12 June 2018 (news from the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership)

IWF global figures show online child abuse imagery up by a third
18 April 2018 (news from the Internet Watch Foundation)

40% increase in people seeking charity’s help to stop looking at online sexual images of children 
4 April 2018

Over 7,900 people from London seek charity’s help to stop viewing sexual images of children online
23 February 2018

Police forces across South West England join child protection charity in campaign to tackle indecent images of children
27 February 2018

City firm donates cutting-edge consultancy skills to help charity prevent child sexual abuse
8 February 2018

Police forces across North West England join child protection charity in campaign to tackle indecent images of children
24 January 2018

Sharp rise in number of people from Scotland seeking help to stop looking at sexual images of children
14 December, 2017

More than 2,200 people from Yorkshire seek charity’s help to stop looking at sexual images of children
13 October,2017

Rehabilitation Programmes for people who view sexual images of children 
2 March 2017

Over 400 people from NE England seek charity’s help to stop looking at sexual images of children
20 January 2017

Over 1,400 people from Yorkshire and Humberside seek charity’s help to stop online viewing of sexual images of children
1 December 2016

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation welcomes NSPCC call to deter people from looking at online sexual images of children
November 8th, 2016

158 men from North-West England call Stop it Now! to get help to stop looking at sexual images of children online
November 3rd, 2016

Over 13,500 people seek help from charity to stop viewing sexual images of children online
October 13, 2016

Stop! Helpline missing four times the number of calls it is taking
May 15, 2014

Campaign to help Surrey parents and carers prevent child sexual exploitation
Feb 5, 2014

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation welcomes new moves to clean up the internet of child abuse material and deter users from offending behaviour
November 21, 2013

Study reveals older people in Scotland are more likely to spot signs of sexual abuse than younger people and younger people are less likely to take action if they have concerns
October 2, 2013

Family fun day to focus on preventing child sexual abuse in Ceredigion to culminate in balloon release
July 25, 2013

New report shows over half of parents and carer do not feel confident to protect their children from sexual abuse – while calls for help relating to protecting children continue to rise
July 15, 2013

Statement on Stuart Hall sentencing
June 18, 2013

Surrey woman to run London marathon for local sexual abuse charity close to her heart, as government cuts hit the charity’s prevention work
April 12, 2013

Phenomenal fundraising by Essex man Gareth Davies – A 1000 miles run, Mont Blanc climbed and his first marathon completed 
January 15, 2013

Statement from Donald Findlater, Lucy Faithfull Foundation on Savile Report ‘Giving Victims a Voice’
January 11, 2013

Child sexual abuse Helpline at its busiest after ten years. Statistics show an average year-on-year increase in calls of 21%
December 19, 2012

Push for better prevention of child sexual abuse in Suffolk
November 6, 2012

Telford focuses on preventing child sexual abuse
October 10, 2012

Kent training day to focus on preventing child sexual abuse
October 9, 2012

Savile case shows how adults fail to protect children
October 8, 2012

600 police officers trained to prevent child sexual abuse
July 30, 2012

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation lunches with the Queen
July 19, 2012

Research shows need for more co-ordination to prevent child sexual abuse
May 21, 2012

London council supports abuse prevention training
May 17, 2012

Bothered about child sexual abuse?
April 4, 2012

Staffordshire’s frontline practitioners act to prevent child sexual abuse
March 20, 2012

Cumbria Constabulary show support for child sexual abuse prevention campaign
February 29, 2012

Police push for better prevention of child sexual abuse in Cheshire
February 8, 2012

Connecting generations to prevent online child sexual abuse in Hampshire
February 6, 2012

York workers put a Stop! to child sexual abuse
February 1, 2012

Putting a Stop! to child sexual abuse in Leicestershire
January 25, 2012

New child sexual abuse prevention training in Richmond Upon Thames
January 19, 2012

2012 Drive to prevent child sexual abuse in Lancashire
January 10, 2012

Child sexual abuse prevention training for Cambridgeshire workers
November 30, 2011

New push to prevent child sexual abuse in the South West
July 7, 2011

Children protection training taking place in the West Midlands
June 14, 2011

Government funds child sexual abuse prevention campaign
February 25, 2011

West Yorkshire training day to focus on preventing child sexual abuse
February 15, 2011

Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2011 in Surrey
February 7, 2011

Thames Valley workers to get essential child protection training
January 25, 2011

Child sex offenders get help to stop abuse – Helpline Report 2005 – 2009
December 2, 2010

Protecting Children – Empowering Communities; a new online resource for parents and carers
October 4, 2010

Preventathon underway in Wales
October 4, 2010

Putting child sexual abuse prevention on the political agenda
July 26, 2010

Atal cam-drin plant yn rhywiol ar yr agenda wleidyddol
July 26, 2010

Preventing child sexual abuse in Hampshire
July 1, 2010

First Anniversary of Welsh child sexual abuse prevention campaign
April 7, 2010

Preventing child sexual abuse in Caerphilly
March 17, 2010

Child protection charity holds conference at West Mercia police HQ
March 11, 2010

Hampshire conference to focus on preventing child sexual abuse
February 25, 2010

Safer Internet Day 2010 – Spreading the message in Surrey
February 5, 2010

Child protection charity calls for recognition of scale of female sexual offending
December 15, 2009