Child sexual exploitation (guidance from NSPCC)

What is child sexual exploitation? How are children and young people affected? What can we do about it?

An introduction to the subject of child sexual exploitation, what we know about it and what we can do to prevent it happening.

There is still a great deal we don’t know about the extent of child sexual exploitation (CSE), its long-term impact on victims and the effectiveness of treatment and prevention. However, we do know that it is child abuse and interventions must be appropriate and timely. These pages aim to provide an introduction to the subject and a guide to the policy, practice and research as well as useful resources for anyone working with children or with an interest in child protection.

Find out more, including:

• What is child sexual exploitation?
• How much is child sexual exploitation is there?
• What are the signs and symptoms of child sexual exploitation?
• What are the causes of child sexual exploitation?
• What do we know about the perpetrators?
• What do we know about the victims?
• What is the impact of child sexual exploitation?
• What can we do about child sexual exploitation?
• How can we prevent child sexual exploitation?