Child Sex Abuse, Peer-on-Peer Abuse and Grooming.

  • Only around 1 in 6 victims report sexual abuse to the police, meaning most abuse remains hidden and abusers continue to abuse multiple victims.

    We must change this.

    We raise awareness of child sexual abuse with clarity and seriousness, highlighting the prevalence of offending and offender behaviours. It outlines what constitutes abuse, including grooming, exploitation, and both contact and non-contact harm.

    Sessions equip individuals to recognise warning signs, understand patterns of manipulation and power, and take action, underpinned by the importance of rigorous safeguarding policies and practices to protect young people.

  • Over half (52%) of child sexual abuse offences committed by 10–17-year-olds are against other children.

    Explores peer-on-peer abuse among young people, recognising that harm can occur within friendships, relationships, and social groups. It highlights behaviours such as bullying, harassment, coercion, and sexual abuse, both online and offline.

    Sessions equip individuals to recognise these behaviours, understand their impact, and challenge harmful dynamics, promoting accountability, respect, and safer peer environments.

  • Most abuse is carried out by someone the child knows, including peers and trusted adults. In the UK, over 34,000 grooming offences were recorded in a single year (NSPCC, 2023)

    Examines grooming and how it operates at both an individual and wider community level. It exposes the tactics used to build trust, create dependency, and normalise harmful behaviour over time.

    Sessions highlight how entire peer groups or communities can be influenced and desensitised, while also showing how offenders target children and young people online in seemingly innocent spaces, such as gaming platforms. It equips individuals to recognise these patterns early and take action to challenge and disrupt them.

Children playing on a sunlit city street in silhouette, one is roller skating, and others are running and playing with a ball.
In Australia, over 1 in 4 people have experienced child sexual abuse, with girls disproportionately affected.
— National Office for Child Safety (2023)