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🔺An important new Kenyan study by @Midrifthurinet and supported by @Childlight_ examines the journeys of survivors of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and some of the findings published next week may come as a surprise.
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🚨 300 million children. Every year.
The scale of tech-facilitated child sexual exploitation & abuse is staggering — but not inevitable. Childlight believes a prevention-first, public health approach can drive lasting change. 🌍🛡️
📊 Read the global data: bit.ly/4nCkihV
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📣 We're hiring for a Research Fellow (Behavioural Research and Online Child Safety)!
➡️ Details here: bit.ly/4eBIsVM
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🚨 A global review involving Childlight reveals the devastating psychological toll of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse — and why we need a prevention-focused public health response.
📖 Read the new open-access research here: lnkd.in/eWvFVn_9
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Our index on the global scale of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - estimating over 300 million children are affected annually - can be read here. Even more evidence of the need for a prevention-focused public health approach
childlight.org/intothelight/
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🌍 Childlight are delighted to be attending the 11th International Consultation of Child Helplines.
📊 We will be discussing why Robust data is key to understanding and responding to the realities children face.
#AbuseIsPreventable
ALT A conference room with speakers seated at the front and delegates seated watching.
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🌏 Would you like to join a global community of professionals working to strengthen child protection through data and evidence?
🔦 Childlight's Global Data Fellow Programme is open for expressions of interest
📅 Deadline: July 4, 2026
childlight.org/global-data-f…
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📢 We are delighted to welcome Prof Elena Martellozzo to the Childlight team as Director of our European Hub and Prof of CSEA Reasearch.
🔗Link to read more about Elena' appointment in the comments 👇
ALT Picture of Prof Elena Martellozzo sitting inside with a tiled background.
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📢Childlight are proud to partner with @ChildRescueCo
🤝Together we will harness data, technology and collaboration to strengthen the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse.
🛡️We will act now - because children can’t wait. #AbuseIsPreventable
ALT Childlight CEO Paul Stanfield and CRC CEO Greg Schiller sign the memorandum of understanding at a table outside. Behind them stand members of both teams.
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Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute retweeted
12 Jun 2025
Shocking research from our partner @Childlight_ warns single parents on dating apps are being targeted by child sex abusers. This comes as part of a wider report by the institute, which showcases how tech can be used for good or evil in the realms of child protection 🧵
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Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute retweeted
11 Jun 2025
As kids spend more time online during the summer, the risk increases. Kids deserve a safe summer. Learn how to recognize the signs of grooming, start conversations that protect your children, and report exploitation to cybertipline.org
Read more: childrescuecoalition.org/edu…
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🔦Childlight are delighted to partner with @soschildrenuk Every child deserves to grow up safe from harm. To achieve this we need bold collaborations 🤝 #AbuseIsPreventable
10 Jun 2025
We're proud to partner with @Childlight_ who work to ensure no child lives in the darkness of sexual exploitation and abuse. We're teaming up to safeguard children across the world, using a data-driven approach to prevent abuse and restore their rights.
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🌎 Global experts have called for a new approach to protect children from a pandemic of sexual exploitation and abuse.
🚨It's time for government's to treat this as a global public health emergency and act now to stop harm.
@ICMEC_official
bit.ly/4kOOtjW
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🌟We're delighted the global reach of our research has been recognised at The University of Edinburgh's Impact Festival today.
The Childlight team received a Highly Commended in the Team Culture category.
Congratulations to all the nominees - you're making a difference 👏
ALT Impact Festival nominees and award winners on stage at the McEwen Hall. Professor Deborah Fry of Childlight is in the centre holding a certificate.
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A great opportunity to join free online to learn from global experts in child protection 👇There are limited spaces.
12 May 2025
Join us June 2–3 for Bridging the Sciences: New Approaches to Child Protection — a groundbreaking hybrid symposium bringing together global experts from healthcare, technology, law, and education to drive science-based solutions for child safety. Register bridgingthesciences.com/regi…
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Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute retweeted
9 May 2025
🚨 El informe Searchlight 2025 del @Childlight_ , basado en una investigación del Centro Imagina de @Uniandes 🇨🇴, alerta:
La edad de consentimiento sexual en Colombia (14 años) facilita la explotación sexual infantil.
🔗 bit.ly/3Z4Xzk2
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We were delighted to welcome members of the @ChildRescueCo & Lantern Rescue Foundation to our @EdinburghUni offices today.
🤝A great day discussing opportunities to strengthen collaboration in achieving our shared goal of safeguarding children globally.
#AbuseIsPreventable
ALT Members of the Childlight, CRC and Lantern Rescue teams pose for a picture next to a Childlight branded banner.
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🚨 The latest figures from @NCMEC have been released and reveal an alarming 192% increase in reports of online enticement - as adults target children to sexually exploit them.
Read the report 👇
missingkids.org/gethelpnow/c…
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Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute retweeted
5 May 2025
🎙️Te invitamos a escuchar y leer la entrevista, en @RFI_Es, a nuestro director, @arturoharker, en la que habla del informe realizado junto a @Childlight_ sobre explotación sexual a niños, niñas y adolescentes.
🔗Más información aquí: bit.ly/4k4O5gT
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