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Research & Resources

Our latest research and evidence and practice resources for those supporting children and families, commissioning services or studying child sexual abuse.

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Free research and resources, to read, download and share with colleagues.

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What you need to know about child sexual abuse

Read our quick overview which introduces essential knowledge and evidence in 10 key points.

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Key messages from research on child sexual abuse

Our ‘Key messages from research’ papers provide succinct, relevant information on child sexual abuse.

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Research & evidence

Build your understanding of child sexual abuse with our expert analysis, research and evidence produced and commissioned by the CSA Centre team.

Practice resources

Improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse with our practice guides.

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Publications & resources

A full list of research, practice guidance and reports written or published by the CSA Centre.