Much child sexual exploitation and abuse remains hidden. Better data can help
On 16 November, Childlight launches its 2026 global prevalence index with new data for East Asia & Pacific, North America + Latin America & Caribbean
Join us in Manila/online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-into-th…
On 16 November, Childlight launches its 2026 global prevalence index with new data for East Asia & Pacific, North America + Latin America & Caribbean
Join us in Manila/online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-into-th…
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The sexual exploitation and abuse of children isn't just a niche criminal justice issue, argues Childlight CEO Paul Stanfield in this podcast. It should be treated as a national security priority. When children are unprotected, the nation is unprotected youtu.be/m1AZFKGJy6g
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3/ Yet the response remains largely in the hands of under-resourced specialist police units, while technology companies are often left to regulate themselves. Law enforcement alone cannot tackle a threat of this scale.
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4/ Childlight CEO Paul Stanfield argues for a fundamental shift: a coordinated, properly funded, prevention-focused response, backed by strong evidence and political leadership at the highest levels. Protecting children must become everyone's responsibility.
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🔺An important new Kenyan study by @Midrifthurinet and supported by @Childlight_ examines the journeys of survivors of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and some of the findings published next week may come as a surprise.
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🚨 300 million children. Every year.
The scale of tech-facilitated child sexual exploitation & abuse is staggering — but not inevitable. Childlight believes a prevention-first, public health approach can drive lasting change. 🌍🛡️
📊 Read the global data: bit.ly/4nCkihV
The scale of tech-facilitated child sexual exploitation & abuse is staggering — but not inevitable. Childlight believes a prevention-first, public health approach can drive lasting change. 🌍🛡️
📊 Read the global data: bit.ly/4nCkihV
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📣 We're hiring for a Research Fellow (Behavioural Research and Online Child Safety)!
➡️ Details here: bit.ly/4eBIsVM
➡️ Details here: bit.ly/4eBIsVM
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🚨 A global review involving Childlight reveals the devastating psychological toll of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse — and why we need a prevention-focused public health response.
📖 Read the new open-access research here: lnkd.in/eWvFVn_9
📖 Read the new open-access research here: lnkd.in/eWvFVn_9
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Our index on the global scale of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - estimating over 300 million children are affected annually - can be read here. Even more evidence of the need for a prevention-focused public health approach
childlight.org/intothelight/
childlight.org/intothelight/
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🌍 Childlight are delighted to be attending the 11th International Consultation of Child Helplines.
📊 We will be discussing why Robust data is key to understanding and responding to the realities children face.
#AbuseIsPreventable
📊 We will be discussing why Robust data is key to understanding and responding to the realities children face.
#AbuseIsPreventable
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🌏 Would you like to join a global community of professionals working to strengthen child protection through data and evidence?
🔦 Childlight's Global Data Fellow Programme is open for expressions of interest
📅 Deadline: July 4, 2026
childlight.org/global-data-fe…
🔦 Childlight's Global Data Fellow Programme is open for expressions of interest
📅 Deadline: July 4, 2026
childlight.org/global-data-fe…
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📢 We are delighted to welcome Prof Elena Martellozzo to the Childlight team as Director of our European Hub and Prof of CSEA Reasearch.
🔗Link to read more about Elena' appointment in the comments 👇
🔗Link to read more about Elena' appointment in the comments 👇
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📢Childlight are proud to partner with @ChildRescueCo
🤝Together we will harness data, technology and collaboration to strengthen the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse.
🛡️We will act now - because children can’t wait. #AbuseIsPreventable
🤝Together we will harness data, technology and collaboration to strengthen the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse.
🛡️We will act now - because children can’t wait. #AbuseIsPreventable
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Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute retweeted
Shocking research from our partner @Childlight_ warns single parents on dating apps are being targeted by child sex abusers. This comes as part of a wider report by the institute, which showcases how tech can be used for good or evil in the realms of child protection 🧵
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Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute retweeted
As kids spend more time online during the summer, the risk increases. Kids deserve a safe summer. Learn how to recognize the signs of grooming, start conversations that protect your children, and report exploitation to cybertipline.org
Read more: childrescuecoalition.org/education
Read more: childrescuecoalition.org/education
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🔦Childlight are delighted to partner with @soschildrenuk Every child deserves to grow up safe from harm. To achieve this we need bold collaborations 🤝 #AbuseIsPreventable
We're proud to partner with @Childlight_ who work to ensure no child lives in the darkness of sexual exploitation and abuse. We're teaming up to safeguard children across the world, using a data-driven approach to prevent abuse and restore their rights.
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🌎 Global experts have called for a new approach to protect children from a pandemic of sexual exploitation and abuse.
🚨It's time for government's to treat this as a global public health emergency and act now to stop harm.
@ICMEC_official
bit.ly/4kOOtjW
🚨It's time for government's to treat this as a global public health emergency and act now to stop harm.
@ICMEC_official
bit.ly/4kOOtjW
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