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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 9th Edition and is updated annually to ensure it includes the most up-to-date advice based on current research.
Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure Songs
Songs about personal safety free to downloadBop along to all the hits from Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show!
Featuring:
- Ditto’s Theme Song
- Safe and Unsafe Feelings
- Warning Signs
- It’s My Body
- Go and Tell Someone
Listen now on your preferred streaming service:
Bravehearts’ Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Game
Free mobile phone game about personal safetyBravehearts’ Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Game brings to life the latest research from child protection experts through scenarios and games, teaching children (aged 3+) important personal safety skills to help keep them safe in a non-confrontational, enjoyable way. Each scenario is underpinned by Ditto’s 3 Keep Safe Rules:
- We all have the right to feel safe with people
- It’s ok to say no if you feel unsafe or unsure
- Nothing is so yucky that you can’t tell someone about it
Bravehearts’ Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Mobile Game App is available now and can be downloaded free from either the Apple Store (for iOS users) or the Google Play Store for Android users.
Information Sheets
- What is Child Sexual Abuse?
- Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
- What is Grooming?
- Online Child Exploitation
- Prevention and Personal Safety
- Responding to Disclosures of Abuse
- Signs and Risk Factors of Child Sexual Abuse
- What is Consent?
- 5 Questions to Ask Your Child's Early Learning Centre About Child Protection
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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