Best Practice

Evidence and Impact: Harmful sexual behaviour

The latest in a series of articles about emerging safeguarding practice looks at how the NSPCC has developed evidence-based approaches to help professionals respond to harmful sexual behaviour.

The NSPCC works with children, young people and families who need help across the UK. Its services aim to protect children today, prevent abuse tomorrow and support wider efforts to make child cruelty a thing of the past. To improve understanding of best safeguarding practice, the NSPCC publishes evaluations of its services and interventions, and undertakes research and literature reviews. These are published on the NSPCC website (www.nspcc.org.uk/evidence) to contribute to the evidence on what works to protect children and families.

A 2014 study by Hackett found that around a third of child sexual abuse is committed by other children and young people. In light of this, NSPCC carried out research to build the evidence base about what works to prevent and manage harmful sexual behaviour (HSB). It found that many professionals lack the confidence to respond effectively to HSB.

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