Impact of online and offline child sexual abuse

This research focused on the impact of child sexual abuse and how we can provide appropriate support to children. We live in an increasingly digital world but know relatively little about the effects of child sexual abuse carried out using online or digital technologies (technology-assisted CSA, or TA-CSA). Researchers were commissioned from the University of Bath, University of Birmingham and CEOP. They carried out interviews and questionnaires with a group of young people aged 15-19, who were recruited through the NSPCC, Childline and NCA-CEOP. The research focused on TA-CSA in particular, but sexual abuse often involves both offline and online contexts and environments.

You can read the research here.