This manual for professionals aims to promote positive mental health and psycho-social well-being and to prevent and address psycho-social distress and mental disorders experienced by children in the context of crisis and emergency situations.

Today, on Safer Internet Day, we demand urgent action against nudifying tools—technology designed to create non-consensual nude and abusive imagery, disproportionately targeting children and women.

This poem was created by one of the parents whose child have fallen victim to sexual abuse.

Protect Children as a member of ECLAG (Ending Child Sexual Abuse Group) have signed this open letter calling for the EU to protect children online on the EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR). With the interinstitutional negotiations going on, it is a critical moment to ensure that children's rights, safety, and protection remain firmly at the centre of the political debate.

REPORTS Protect Children, with support from the Justice Initiative, is conducting the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey to amplify the voices and wisdom of victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence. As part of this initiative, a series of language and thematic reports are being published to present victims' and survivors' experiences across multiple languages. These reports offer valuable insights into the realities of sexual violence against children, the challenges

Protect Children has developed an emotions activity booklet for children aged 5–9. The story and the activities of this booklet give children the opportunity to think about feelings of guilt and shame.

As we step into the new year, we are taking a moment to reflect on an extraordinary year of impact.

Protect Children has provided the UN with a statement on protecting children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. The purpose of the statement was to inform the final report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council (February-March 2026), pursuant to the Human Rights Council Resolution 52/26.

REPORT Our Voice Greek Survivors: Experiences of Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation New #OurVoice language report presenting insights from 1,103 Greek-speaking victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence in response to the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey , highlighting the urgent need for stronger prevention, support and healing systems that effectively respond to the needs of victims and survivors and prevent future harm. This report is ava

This article was originally published in English in Helsingin Sanomat Monthly Magazine on 12.12.2025 and has been translated into English below.

The new ECHO Survivor Hub project focuses on improving the global response for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), who are no longer the subject of an investigation. The project is being delivered by a powerful consortium comprising the International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute, part of Anglia Ruskin University, the Internet Watch Foundation, and Protect Children. Currently victims and survivors of CSAM are often forgotten, as t

Online warning messages are a promising tool to tackle use of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This report maps the current evidence and practice landscape of online CSAM warning messages.

On 10 December 2025, we celebrated five years of powerful, research-driven action to protect children from sexual abuse. In just half a decade, we’ve grown from a small initiative into an internationally trusted, innovative organisation driving change across research, prevention, advocacy, and survivor support.

NEWS Protect Children is delighted to announce that our Executive Director Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen has received a highly prestigious invitation to join the new Safeguarding Advisory Group established by the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit of INTERPOL. The group will meet for the first time in December 2025. INTERPOL’s Safeguarding Initiative is a significant international effort designed to ensure that children’s rights and safety are prioritised across all of the organisat

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we focus on countless women who were denied the right to a safe childhood and subjected to sexual violence. Globally, 1 in 5 girls and women experience sexual violence before the age of 18, with 1 in 8 being subject to such severe forms of abuse as rape or assault [1].

PAPER Our Voice Latvian Survivors: Experiences of Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation This #OurVoice paper presents insights from 608 Latvian-speaking victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence in response to the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey , highlighting the urgent need for stronger prevention, support and healing systems that effectively respond to the needs of victims and survivors and prevent future harm. The paper is available in En

This report examines the growing and evolving threat of image-based child sexual violence, amplifies the voices and experiences of victims and survivors, and highlights the urgent need for prevention and protection measures in Central Asia and beyond.

Protect Children’s new More Than a Device pilot project aims to engage parents and caregivers in digital safety education and empower them to pass these skills to children.

🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 What are feelings? Why do some feelings feel big and difficult, while others feel light and wonderful? Join the Kip Crew on their adventure and learn about different feelings! Protect Children has developed an emotions activity booklet for children aged 4–9. The story and activities of this booklet give children the opportunity to think about different feelings. The booklet helps children to identify, name, express, and regulate emotions. It can be read al

We are committed to supporting young professionals entering the field of child protection. This is why we are officially introducing the Protect Children Internship Program!