Sexual Abuse and Harassment – Information for Parents

Parent’s Guide to Online Sexual Harassment

The Children’s Commissioner has launched some resources aimed at parents and carers about online sexual harassment and how they can support children and young people to stay safe online. The guide includes a list of additional resources and sources of support and covers issues, such as sexting, peer pressure and body image.

Parent’s Guide to Online Sexual Harassment

Stop Abuse Together Campaign

The new Stop Abuse Together website can help parents and carers learn to spot the signs, have regular conversations with their child which can help keep them safer, and know when it’s right to reach out for more support.

Advice for parents – Knowing the signs can help keep your child safe 

Find tips and advice on how to talk to your child about their relationships and safety – Speak to your child tips

You don’t have to be certain to talk to a trained professional about a concern. Learn about the support on offer

Parents Protect UK

Parents Protect UK is a child sexual abuse awareness and prevention website was created by the child sexual abuse prevention campaign, Stop It Now! UK and Ireland and The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF). The website has a range of information and resources for parents and carers, which can be found here: Parents Protect – Resources

Parents Protect – Learning Programme

The below learning programme provides parents with information you need about child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, how to create a family safety plan and who you can contact for further support.

Sexual Abuse Learning Programme – Parents Protect

Fight Child Abuse YouTube channel

This organisation based in the US has some useful videos on their YouTube channel for children on a number of topics including:

Don’t let Pressure End Up as Sexual Abuse – YouTube

Grooming & Sexual Abuse – YouTube

Sexual harassment among young people – awareness video

This film discusses the issue of sexual harassment among young people. The film is animated and available in 4 languages (English, Slovenian, Portuguese and Maltese).

Sexual harassment among young people – YouTube