Resources
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Find out moreWe have several child protection resources, publications, posters and leaflets to help you prevent child sexual abuse. Read on to learn how to access or order them.
As a child protection charity, we work to prevent child sexual abuse by making sure adults know what they can do to keep children safe. Through our anonymous and confidential online advice and self-help resources, we can help you if:
- you’re worried about your own thoughts or behaviour
- you’re worried about another adult’s behaviour
- you’re worried about a child or young person’s behaviour
- you want information on how to keep children safe offline and online.
We also support:
- adults concerned about a child or young person who may have been abused
- professionals calling for case advice
- adult survivors of child sexual abuse
Download for free – but please consider a donation
You can download the child protection resources below for free so that as many people as possible can get the information and help they need to prevent child sexual abuse. But because we have limited funds available to develop and print materials, we welcome any support for our work that you can give.
For information on ordering any of the resources below or about charges, please contact:
Email: contact@stopitnow.org.uk
Tel: 01372 847160
When ordering, please include the following information:
- contact name and telephone number
- name of organisation (if applicable)
- full postal address – including postcode
- item code
- quantity required
Stop It Now! helpline leaflet
The Stop It Now! helpline’s main purpose is to help prevent child sexual abuse. This leaflet gives information about what our helpline offers and who it supports, including the public and professionals, and information on what you can expect if you call the helpline. It can be used anywhere from GP clinics to universities.
When ordering please quote item code Stop06
Stop It Now! helpline poster
This poster gives the details of the Stop It Now! helpline, highlighting the topic of child sexual abuse prevention and where people can turn for support. It can be used anywhere from GP clinics to universities.
When ordering please quote item code Stop05
If someone you know has been convicted for a child sexual offence
This leaflet provides information and advice to the partners and families of people with a conviction for a sexual offence against a child, including support and services we offer.
When ordering please quote item code Stop11
If you have been convicted for child sexual offences
This leaflet provides information and advice to people with a conviction for a sexual offence against a child, including support and services we offer.
When ordering please quote item code Stop12
If you are being investigated for online sexual offences
This leaflet provides information and advice to people arrested for viewing and sharing sexual images of children. It helps you to understand what has happened, and the next steps that you will go through and provides the advice you will need on how to move forward, including talking to our free, confidential and anonymous helpline.
When ordering please quote item code Stop07
If someone you know is being investigated for online sexual offences
This leaflet provides information and advice to the partners and families of people arrested for viewing and sharing sexual images of children. It helps you to understand what has happened and provides the advice you will need on how to move forward, including talking to our confidential and anonymous helpline.
When ordering please quote item code Stop08
If your child is being investigated for getting into trouble online
This leaflet provides information and advice to the parents and carers of young people engaging in illegal sexual behaviour online either through sexting, accessing adult pornography, or viewing sexual images of children. It helps you to understand what has happened and provides the advice you will need on how to move forward, including talking to our confidential and anonymous helpline.
When ordering please quote item code Stop10
Child’s play? Preventing abuse among children & young people
This leaflet is for everyone involved in bringing up children. It explains that some children do indeed sexually abuse other children, how we can recognise the warning signs and the action we can take to prevent it. Plain English Campaign award winner.
Download leaflet (4.6 MB)
Download leaflet Welsh language version (1.6 MB)
When ordering please quote item code Stop03 (Please specify the language version required)
Family safety plan
Create a family safety plan to protect children.
Download leaflet (5.1 MB)
Download leaflet Welsh language version (5.3 MB)
When ordering please quote item code Stop09 (Please specify the language version required)
Parents Protect poster
This poster gives the details of the Parents Protect website, for parents, carers and professionals to get advice and support to help keep children safe online and offline.
Download Parents Protect Poster
When ordering please quote item code PP08
Parents Protect – Helping you protect your children from sexual abuse
This leaflet details some of the key points made on the Parents Protect website.
It gives advice around what we should all be thinking about and encourages people to find out more. You can also use the front page as a poster – at your workplace, community venue or school.
When ordering please quote item code PP06
Parents Protect – Smart rules for adults to share with children
When you are dealing with children there are no hard and fast rules. To help a child learn any set of rules it is important to go through them and explain why you want the child to remember them. This postcard details some SMART rules for parents and carers to share with their children.
Download postcard (105 kB)
Download postcard Welsh language version (350 kB)
When ordering please quote item code PP04
Parents Protect – Smart rules for adults to share with each other
Child sexual abuse is something we would rather not think or talk about – but the best way of protecting children is for adults to do just that. This postcard details some SMART rules for parents and carers to share with each other.
Download postcard (335 kB)
Download postcard Welsh language version (105 kB)
When ordering please quote item code PP03
Traffic light tools for recognising worrying sexual behaviour in children and young people
The two leaflets below are designed to help give parents and carers guidance and information to help them understand more about the difference between healthy and developmentally expected sexual exploration and play, in children of specific ages, and behaviour that is not appropriate and can cause harm to others or increase a child’s vulnerability.
Helping you understand the sexual development of children under the age of 5
This leaflet will help you understand the generally accepted range of behaviours linked to a child under the age of 5.
Download leaflet (1.1 MB)
Download Welsh language version (1.1 MB)
Helping you understand the sexual development of children aged 5-11
This leaflet will help you understand the generally accepted range of behaviours linked to children aged 5-11 years.
Download leaflet (1.6 MB)
Download Welsh language version (1.6 MB)
Traffic light tools for professionals
The above traffic light tool materials are designed for parents, carers and other protective adults. For materials designed for use with, and by, professionals please see Brook:
www.brook.org.uk/traffic-light-tool
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation – About us
This leaflet provides an overview of The Lucy Faithfull Foundation and how you can help our work.
When ordering please quote item code LFF01
Stop It Now! helpline ten-year report 2002-2012
This report covers the operation of the helpline and the work of the campaign from 2002-2012. In part one you will find statistics, case studies and information relating to the thousands of people the helpline has assisted over the years. In part two you will read about the work of the Stop It Now! campaign and how it has helped hundreds of thousands of people in communities across the UK.
Stop It Now! helpline report 2005-2009 executive summary
This six-page report summarises the main 2005-2009 report, giving a broad overview of Helpline activity. For call examples, please refer to the main report.
Stop It Now! helpline report 2002-2005
This report explores three years of activity of the Stop it Now! UK & Ireland Helpline from its beginnings in June 2002 until May 2005. It demonstrates the effectiveness of this unique and innovative approach.
NB the downloaded report prints as an A5 booklet the actual report is A4
Helpline number card
Small laminated card (credit card size) with helpline and website details.
When ordering please quote item code: stopcard