Our publications

Frameworks

Model National Response

Guidance and support to countries and organisations to help build response to child sexual exploitation and abuse online.

Model National Response Framework
The Maturity Model

A tool to facilitate tailored national responses and foster a climate of continuous improvement.

Implementing the Model National Response

Global Strategic Response

One-page overview of the global response across policy, criminal justice, victim support, technology, society and research pillars

Implementing the Global Strategic Response

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Key reports

Global Threat Assessment 2023

Assessing the scale and scope of child sexual abuse online

Access information about specific sections of the report:

  1. Analysis of the sexual threats children face online
  2. Preventing child sexual abuse online through public health approaches
  3. Centring children’s rights and perspectives in the response
  4. Globally aligned legislation to protect children online

Alongside the Global Threat Assessment 2023, we have published two reports:

Video presentation of WeProtect Exec Director, Iain Drennan, explaining the Global Threat Assessment.

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Child exposure to online sexual harms surveys

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European survey 2023

A European study, conducted by Economist Impact, of 2,000 18-year-olds across four European countries to understand their experiences of and exposure to online sexual harms during childhood.

Economis Impact

Global survey 2021

A global study of 18-20 year-olds in 54 countries worldwide to find out more about their experiences of online sexual harms, conducted by Economist Impact

Child ‘self-generated’ sexual material online: children and young people’s perspectives

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This research, conducted with Praesidio Safeguarding, listened to children and young people’s views on the issue of ‘self-generated’ sexual material in three different countries – Ghana, Thailand and Ireland. 

Framing the Future

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Framing the Future reviews the implementation of the Model National Response over six years and 42 Alliance countries. 

Child sexual exploitation and abuse online: Survivors’ Perspectives

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Together with ECPAT International and six of its network member organisations, this research explores the voices of survivors of child sexual abuse online

Country-level reports on Survivors’ Perspectives:

Survey of technology companies

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Together with the Tech Coalition this research surveyed industry members to understand the scope of activities by technology companies to combat the issue of child sexual abuse online

How to talk about child sexual abuse in the digital world

How to talk

Changing the narrative

How we talk about child sexual exploitation and abuse online matters. This research explores how our communications can make the difference between salience and dismissal, between hope and fatalism, between collective action and stepping back.

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