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Resources about the prevalence, indicators and effects of child sexual abuse and how to best protect children and young people.
Resources on this page include our free Guide for Parents and Carers to Protecting Children and Young People from Sexual Abuse, Information Sheets on various topics related to child sexual abuse, as well as a curated list of highly recommended resources produced by our peer child protection organisations.
Protecting Children and Young People from Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Parents & Carers – Free Download
Developed by Bravehearts and in consultation with child protection experts, this comprehensive guide provides parents and carers with advice on how to start and maintain meaningful conversations with their children and young people about body ownership, personal safety, eSafety, consent, pornography and sextortion.
Our Parent and Carers Guide also provides parents and carers with essential information about the prevalence of child sexual abuse and exploitation in Australia, potential signs of grooming and child sexual abuse, short and long-term effects of child sexual abuse, how to respond to and report disclosures of abuse and more.
Bravehearts’ Parent and Carers Guide is now in its 8th Edition and is updated annually to ensure it includes the most up-to-date advice based on current research.
Information Sheets
- What is Child Sexual Abuse?
- 5 Questions to Ask Your Child's Early Learning Centre About Child Protection
- Child Sexual Abuse Facts + Stats Quick Reference Sheet
- Potential Signs of Child Sexual Abuse
- Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
- What is Consent?
- Keeping Children + Young People Safe Online
- Teaching Children + Young People Personal Safety
- Responding to a Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Behaviours in Children
- Grooming
- Finding Support
- Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
- Reporting Historical Child Sexual Abuse
- Supporting Other Parents + Carers
Recommended Websites
Bravehearts highly recommends the resources available on the following websites of our peers in child protection.
- eSafety Commissioner esafety.gov.au
- Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) accce.gov.au
- ThinkUKnow thinkuknow.org.au
- It’s Time We Talked itstimewetalked.com
- Carly Ryan Foundation carlyryanfoundation.com
- Act for Kids actforkids.com.au
- The Daniel Morcombe Foundation danielmorcombe.com.au
Bravehearts Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Parent and Carer Packs
You may wish to purchase resources to help teach your child about personal safety. Our Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Parent Packs are based on our personal safety program, Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure and are suitable for young children aged 0 to 8 years of age.
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