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Sexual abuse toolkit: support for young people (national)

Last updated on 28 March 2023

NSPCC

Guidance and signposting for young people including information and support for sexual abuse.

NSPCC: What is child sexual abuse?

Childline

Guidance for young people including sexting and consent.

Childline: Healthy and unhealthy relationships

Galop

Galop provides free, confidential and independent support for LGBT+ young people aged 13 to 25. Galop supports young people who are experiencing or worried about abuse:

  • at home or from their families and communities
  • from friends and other young people, whether at school, online or in other ways
  • from boyfriends, girlfriends, partners or people they are in a relationship or having sex with
  • from older adults, whether LGBT+ or non-LGBT+
  • from neighbours and members of the public.

Galop: Children and young people

The Sandbox

The Sandbox is an NHS funded service to support children and young people in Hertfordshire with their mental health and well-being.

Sandbox

Respect

Guidance and support for young men and women experiencing relationship abuse. Helpful referral site that explores experiences of male and female victims of violence and abuse in relationships and has helplines to support those experiencing it and also those supporting them.

Respect: Work with young people's violence and abuse

Thinkuknow

Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline. 

Thinkuknow

Young Minds

Advice and signposting to where to get help for young people.

Young Minds: Sexual abuse

 

Last updated on 28 March 2023