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The Child Sexual Abuse Language Guide. Terms and definitions preferred by victim survivors of child sexual abuse | NCACSA, 2025 | ReadThis guide is designed for anyone working in child protection, policy, practice, education, healthcare, research, justice or communications. It provides victim and survivor-informed language and definitions that are respectful, inclusive and trauma-informed.
Grooming and child sexual abuse | SASVic, 2024 | Read moreInformation about how perpetrators groom parents, caregivers, co-workers or other adults; online grooming and child sexual abuse; what to do if you suspect grooming or child sexual abuse; and how to access specialist sexual assault services.
Co-occurrence of domestic and family violence and child sexual abuse | UNSW, 2024 | Read moreThe fact sheet examines the overlap of domestic and family violence (DFV) and child sexual abuse (CSA).
Engaging with victims and survivors of child sexual abuse: A practice guide for workers and organisations | National Office for Child Safety | Read moreStructured around six key practice areas, this practice guide uses a tiered approach to support both generalist and specialist workers.
Courage and responding to disclosures of sexual abuse from children and young people | National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse, 2024 | Read moreA snapshot of important do’s and don’ts if hearing a disclosure of CSA.
One talk at a time | National Office for Child Safety, 2025 | Watch nowThis campaign encourages adults to have proactive discussions with young children about safety, boundaries, and speaking up. To further support practitioners and parents, this resource has been developed into a free sing-along ebook, designed to facilitate ongoing conversations that help keep children safe.
Understanding and responding to adults’ disclosure of child sexual abuse | National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse, 2024 | Read moreA factsheet about how and when an adult might share their experience of child sexual abuse from their childhood.
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Research
Online child sexual victimization and associated health risk behaviours and mental disorders: Findings from a national survey in Australia | Mathews et al., 2026 | Read moreThis study investigates whether two types of OCSV – nonconsensual sharing of sexual images, and sexual solicitation by an adult – are associated with health risk behaviours and mental disorders.
What Helps Children and Young People to Disclose their Experience of Sexual Abuse and What Gets in the Way? A Systematic Scoping Review | McPherson et al., 2025 | Read moreExplores barriers and enablers to disclosure of CSA.
Fractured Systems, Compounded Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Aggregation of Crisis Service Experiences After Child Sexual Assault | Whitehouse et al., 2025 | Read moreThis research examines service responses to children after sexual assault identifies the need for systemic reforms; standardized multi-disciplinary protocols, dedicated family supports, and provider training as well as clinical and supportive supervision to mitigate secondary trauma. Findings underscore the need for trauma-informed systems to prevent compounding harm during this vulnerable period.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Lessons From International Case Studies of Child Sexual Abuse in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings | Woodlock et al., 2026 | Read moreThis article examines six prosecuted CSA cases from high-income countries involving serial offending against children under the age of five to explore how such severe abuse can persist despite regulation and apparent safeguards, and contrary to persistent scholarly claims that child sex offenders do not target ECEC settings.
Co-Occurrence of Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence: A Scoping Review | Olejníková L; Dragiewicz M; Woodlock D; Salter M; Banks C, 2025 | Read moreThis article presents findings from a scoping review of articles reporting prevalence data for co-occurring CSA and DV.
Barriers and Facilitators for Sexual Trauma Disclosure in Boys and Men: A Systematic Review | Pilkington et al., 2025 | Read moreA systematic review was conducted to consolidate evidence surrounding barriers, facilitators, and predictors of disclosure likelihood and timing in boys and men following sexual trauma (i.e., sexual abuse, assaults, and coercion).
What survivors of child sexual abuse taught me about child safety, grace and the work of being sorry | Ben Spence, 2025 | Read moreA reflective article drawing on learnings from survivors of child sexual abuse to examine what a genuine apology, relational repair, and survivor-centered safety look like in practice.
Developing Minimum Practice Standards for specialist and community support services responding to child sexual abuse | Amanda J. Paton et al, 2024 | Read moreOutlines the national co-design process used to develop minimum practice standards for responding to child sexual abuse.
‘We have a part to play’: How children and young people want adults to engage them in the primary prevention of child abuse and maltreatment | Tim Moore; Morag McArthur, 2024 | Read moreShares the perspectives of children and young people on their role in prevention of abuse and maltreatment, and offers practical guidance for involving them in meaningful, safe and developmentally appropriate ways across services and communities.
Identifying and understanding child sexual offending behaviours and attitudes among Australian men | 2023 | Read moreThis research measures the prevalence of offending and risk behaviours and attitudes amongst of a weighted sample of 1,945 Australian men over 18 years of age.
Australian Childhood Maltreatment Study | QUT, 2023 Read moreThe ACMS generated the first national Australian prevalence estimates of the five types of child maltreatment, and their associated adverse impacts on health and other outcomes.
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