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Read the latest news from the CSA centre and reflections from our team and guest experts on child sexual abuse - developments, challenges and what needs to happen next.

New year, greater determination
Boy around the age of 11 smiling and looking to his right
Blog posts

27 Jan 2026

New year, greater determination

Ian Dean

‘There is no more meat on the bone’ – reflections from our research into child sexual abuse support provision 
Support session between a female support service staff member and a teenage girl
Blog posts

22 May 2025

‘There is no more meat on the bone’ – reflections from our research into child sexual abuse support provision 

Diana Parkinson

Artificially generated child sexual abuse images: Understanding and responding to concerns 
Teenage girl using a chat app on a mobile phone
Blog posts

20 Jun 2024

Artificially generated child sexual abuse images: Understanding and responding to concerns 

Lisa McCrindle

Setting the story straight on Cleveland 
Cover of Secrets and Silence book on a table
Blog posts

22 Feb 2024

Setting the story straight on Cleveland 

Anna Glinski

Keeping child sexual abuse on the agenda
Blog posts

04 Jan 2024

Keeping child sexual abuse on the agenda

Ian Dean

Telling the truth
Man and woman speaking on sofa, man looks at this hands
Blog posts

24 Nov 2022

Telling the truth

Dr Sophie Laws

Have confidence in your skills: navigating our response to sibling sexual harm
Female professional discusses a paper document at a table with a young boy
Blog posts

29 Apr 2022

Have confidence in your skills: navigating our response to sibling sexual harm

Natasha Sabin

Behind the headlines…
Blog posts

21 Feb 2022

Behind the headlines…

Lisa McCrindle

“We mustn’t rely on a child to tell us verbally in order to take action”
A young girl looks at a male professional as they sit together on a wall
Blog posts

26 Nov 2021

“We mustn’t rely on a child to tell us verbally in order to take action”

Anna Glinski

Building understanding of child sexual abuse: bringing researchers together
A group of female academics have a discussion in a workshop setting, with laptops and across two table
Blog posts

29 Oct 2021

Building understanding of child sexual abuse: bringing researchers together

Dr Sophie Laws

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