Child sexual abuse is preventable.
We can prevent harm from happening in the first place, with leadership and commitment. Prevention Global is the insight hub for effective prevention. Here you'll find knowledge products, evidence, and features to inform policy, practice, and funding. Prevention Global exists to support courageous action and help drive impact for our children.
Spotlights
Research shows a 20% drop in YSO prevalence
MOORE undertook an ambitious program of research to explore the effectiveness of prevention programs in a wide range of youth organization settings in the U.S., with a focus on prevalence of child sexual abuse and boundary violating behaviors. The results are compelling.
Practical desk guide for leaders
This modular and downloadable desk guide provides senior leaders of youth organizations of all sizes with guidance and actionable options for preventing and addressing child sexual abuse. It features 8 practices to take a systematic approach to child safeguarding.
Responsible Behavior with Youth and Children
USA. School-based knowledge and skills program for middle school students to prevent problem sexual behavior with younger children and peers. Curriculum of 45-minute sessions, incl. animated videos and materials for parents/educators.
Prevention isn't an option, it's a necessity
All of us, working across policy, practice, and funding, have a responsibility to make the case for prevention. Alongside a growing body of research into perceptions and communications approaches, it is clear we also need concrete action, now.
Assessing the potential for scale with MSI
Prevention Global partnered with scalability experts MSI to assess 13 programs that aim to perpetration. They are in schools, in clinics, or online. They target children or adults. They include educator-led sessions, self-help sessions, and/or therapist-supported sessions.
