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.. alarming statistics about the increasing number of reports of online sexual abuse affecting school-aged students ...

When the children’s digital game Roblox launched on the New York Stock Exchange last week, the company’s share price rapidly took off. By the end of the day, it was valued at US$38 billion. How can a game for kids be worth so much?

After years of vowing to police inappropriate content, YouTube continues to deliver violent imagery, drug references, sexually-suggestive sequences and foul, racially-charged language in clips that reach children ...

Nearly half are seeing misleading content every day, and say it leaves them annoyed, upset, sad, angry, attacked or scared.

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, people are relying even more on online technology.

An 8 year old photographer whose facebook page gained thousands of followers during lockdown is hoping to raise funds for a children's mental health charity - by making and selling his own calendar.

The report, which covers England, Scotland and Wales and summarises a range of studies on the issue of group-based child sexual exploitation (CSE), also known as grooming gangs, said there was not enough evidence to conclude that child sexual abuse gangs were disproportionately made up of Asian offenders.

A new joint report shows that more children with mental health needs are getting the right support at the right time.

New features include the ability to change the youngster's settings remotely to block them from carrying out searches, and to prevent strangers from seeing their posts.

Survey of 10- to 15-year-olds prompts warnings lockdown may have exacerbated issue

A large number of crimes were committed during the first national lockdown

Every single adult in every school needs to read KCSiE. But how can you make this more than a tick-box exercise? Craig Keady from DRET shares his approach

Among Us is the latest video game fad to strike schools, but what do teachers need to know about it?

Amid Covid restrictions and online teaching, some students are deferring, dropping out or thinking of doing so

This year’s return to school has been unlike any other. One DSL reflects on her first six weeks back

Young people's risk of becoming ill with Covid-19 is tiny - but could the long-term mental health impact of virus restrictions be far more damaging?

One in five girls around the world have left social media or substantially curbed their usage after being harassed, a major study has found.

As a child protection charity, we work to prevent child sexual abuse by making sure adults know what they can do to keep children safe. Through our anonymous and confidential online advice and self-help resources, we can help you:

Children’s well-being has been in decline since 2009 and this outbreak has undoubtedly created difficulties for those having to cope with widespread changes to their daily life.

Frontline workers fear child sex abuse victims have lacked access to normal support networks during the pandemic