Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse
Our aim is to reduce the impact of child sexual abuse through improved prevention and better response.

Trends in official data 2023/24
Read our new report collating the latest data across local authorities, policing, criminal justice and sexual assault referral centres collated to explore how child sexual abuse is being identified and responded to in England and Wales in 2023/24.

Popular Resources
The scale and nature of child sexual abuse
Latest courses

Multi-agency
Communicating with children when you have concerns of sexual abuse course

Multi-agency
Sibling sexual behaviour and abuse: A course for safeguarding professionals

Multi-agency
Harmful sexual behaviour in online contexts course
Read our blogs

20 Jun 2024
Artificially generated child sexual abuse images: Understanding and responding to concerns

22 Feb 2024
Setting the story straight on Cleveland

04 Jan 2024
Keeping child sexual abuse on the agenda
Upcoming events

Webinar
Responding to harmful sexual behaviour in education settings

Webinar
Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse

Webinar
Supporting parents / carers when their child may have been sexually abused
About us
Since we were founded in 2017, the CSA Centre has sought to improve the understanding of and response to child sexual abuse.
Funded by the Home Office and hosted by Barnardo’s, our team collates and analyses existing research, policy, practice, and the experiences of survivors, to allow us to fill the gaps with new research, insights and analysis.
With a multi-disciplinary team, we then use that evidence and insight to develop new approaches and apply learning in practice through training and resources.
By professionals, researchers, policymakers, businesses and communities working together, we believe that we can tackle child sexual abuse.