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Project 2KNOW Kick-Off Conference in Helsinki
BLOG POST Protect Children kicks off new 2-year EU funded Project 2KNOW at Helsinki office with project partners, Council of the Baltic...
Tegan Insoll
Mar 15, 20231 min read


Project to Prevent Online Sexual Violence Against Children Gets Significant EU Funding
PRESS RELEASE 13.03.2023 Finnish NGO, Protect Children, receives significant funding from the European Commission to protect children...
Protect Children
Mar 13, 20233 min read


New ReDirection report on Russian speaking CSAM users published
PRESS RELEASE 15.02.2023 "73% of Russian speaking CSAM users first saw the material when they were under 18". New research by Finnish...
Protect Children
Feb 15, 20233 min read


ReDirection Report: Russian Speaking CSAM Users in the Dark Web
REPORT ReDirection Survey Report Russian Speaking CSAM Users in the Dark Web: Findings from Russian Language Respondents to ReDirection...
Protect Children
Feb 8, 20231 min read


ReDirection Project Final Report 2020-2022
REPORT ReDirection Project: Final Report 2020-2022 The ReDirection Final Report gives an overview of the main aims and key outputs of...
Protect Children
Oct 6, 20221 min read


ReDirection Webinar: A Global Discussion with Experts on How to Prevent Child Sexual Violence Online
BLOG POST On Monday 5 September 2022, Protect Children held an online event attended by over 100 experts from around the world. The...
Protect Children
Sep 15, 20222 min read


ReDirection International Expert Webinar: Developments in Offender-Focused Prevention of OCSEA
EVENT Protect Children will hold an International Expert Webinar on Developments in Offender-Focused Prevention to Protect Children from...
Protect Children
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Many abusers contact children directly - we need to stop this now
BLOG POST This blog post in collaboration with WeProtect Global Alliance explores the findings of the new research by Protect Children on...
Protect Children
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Communication from Protect Children Regarding the Urgency in Removing CSAM From the Internet
Protect Children has conducted unprecedented, groundbreaking, and vital research on individuals who search for and view child sexual abuse m
Anna Ovaska
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Risk Factors for Child Sexual Abuse Material Users Contacting Children Online
RESEARCH ARTICLE Risk Factors for Child Sexual Abuse Material Users Contacting Children Online: Results of an Anonymous Multilingual...
Protect Children
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Online Crimes of Sexual Violence Against Children in Finland: Statistics on Crimes and Perpetrators
The White Paper presents the most recent statistics on crimes of sexual violence against children in Finland. It presents new findings from
Protect Children
Feb 3, 20221 min read


Human Rights Day 2021
BLOG POST Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, the very day when, in 1948, the United Nations General...
Matilda Sandvik
Dec 10, 20212 min read


Safeguarding Podcast: CSAM Users in the Dark Web
In the 80th episode of SafeToNet Foundation’s Safeguarding Podcast, Protect Children specialists Anna Ovaska and Tegan Insoll discuss the Re
Tegan Insoll
Nov 20, 20211 min read


Supporting victims of crime in the EU - evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive
STATEMENT Protect Children gave a consultation to the European Commission on evaluating the Victims’ Rights Directive (Directive...
Protect Children
Nov 8, 20212 min read


Protect Children presentation at ERA Conference 2021: ‘Preventing Child Sexual Abuse’
Protect Children specialists attended and presented at the Academy of European Law (ERA) Conference: ‘Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Role of
Tegan Insoll
Oct 20, 20211 min read


ReDirection International Expert Webinar
Protect Children organized an International Expert Webinar on 5 October 2021 for all professionals working in the fie
Protect Children
Oct 4, 20211 min read


ReDirection Launch: ‘Protecting Children Through Prevention’
Protect Children publishes unprecedented research report on preventing online sexual violence against children and launches innovative ReDir
Protect Children
Sep 26, 20213 min read


CSAM Users in the Dark Web: Protecting Children Through Prevention
REPORT ReDirection Survey Report CSAM Users in the Dark Web: Protecting Children Through Prevention Tegan Insoll, Anna Ovaska & Nina...
Protect Children
Sep 26, 20211 min read


The Future of Online Child Protection in Europe
Protect Children’s Executive Director, senior specialist Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen, legal specialist Anna Ovaska, specialist in...
Anna Ovaska
Apr 18, 20212 min read


Meta-Analysis of Mielenterveystalo.fi self-help program for those with sexual interest in children
REPORT Meta-analysis of the previous Mielenterveystalo.fi self help program (for people who have sexual interest in children) for the...
Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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