Publications & Resources

A full list of research, practice guidance and reports by the CSA Centre

December 2022

Evaluation

CSA Centre

Improving the response to child sexual abuse in London: Learning from a pilot programme led by the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse and the London Safeguarding Children Partnership

In 2021, the CSA Centre was commissioned by the London Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) to design and deliver a holistic package of support to improve the identification and response to child sexual abuse in three London boroughs: Barking & Dagenham, Ealing, and Hackney. This report details the results and feedback from participants.

December 2022

Evaluation

CSA Centre

Improving the response to child sexual abuse in policing: Learning from a pilot of child sexual abuse training for frontline police officers and those in specialist child protection roles

In 2022, the CSA Centre piloted two training courses for police officers and staff to supplement existing training provision in police forces and address knowledge gaps around identifying and responding to child sexual abuse. This report details the results of the pilot and participant feedback.

January 2022

Evaluation

CSA Centre

Piloting the multi-agency Child Sexual Abuse Practice Leads Programme in Wales: Learning report

The multi-agency Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Practice Leads Programme was piloted between October 2020 and March 2021 in two Welsh local authority areas. A small group of professionals from a range of agencies in those areas were selected by their managers to take part. This report details the results of the pilot and participant feedback.

January 2022

Evaluation

CSA Centre

Training on intra-familial child sexual abuse for social work students – two approaches: Learning report

This learning report summarises findings from the CSA Centre’s self-evaluation of the online delivery of its a one-day introductory course for students and its three-day ‘train the trainer’ course for HEIs’ staff members, based on feedback surveys completed by the participants.

January 2022

Evaluation

CSA Centre

One-day multi-agency training on intra-familial child sexual abuse: Learning report

This report presents feedback from participants in the CSA Centre's introductory one-day multi-agency training course on intra-familial child sexual abuse, as delivered online to professionals in three London local authority areas and across Wales between November 2020 and March 2021.

September 2020

Evaluation

Berni Graham

Piloting the CSA Practice Leads Programme in adult substance misuse services: Evaluation report

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of a pilot programme to develop ‘Practice Leads’ in child sexual abuse within a third-sector organisation supporting adults with drug and/or alcohol dependency support needs – who, research suggests, are more likely to have been sexually abused as children.

May 2020

Evaluation

Diana Parkinson (CSA Centre)

Piloting the CSA Practice Leads Programme in social work: Evaluation report

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of a pilot programme, delivered by the CSA Centre, to develop ‘CSA Practice Leads’ in the field of social work.