Catherine Gallagher Clinical Practice Manager Start explains that it is sometimes hard to distinguish between naughty behaviour and behaviour related to sexual trauma. Sam MacGibbon Child and Family Psychologist notes that when children who have been experiencing chronic sexual trauma start to share this information there may be a strong reaction – the lid comes off.

Resources

Information including the signs and effects of child sexual abuse, grooming, online child exploitation and how to respond to a disclosure https://bravehearts.org.au/about-child-sexual-abuse/

Keeping kids safer http://www.capshauraki.co.nz/keeping-kids-safer.html

Keeping children safe https://helpauckland.org.nz/topic/keeping-children-safe/

Online sexual abuse https://netsafe.org.nz/image-based-abuse/

Sexual harm helpline https://safetotalk.nz/ 0800 044 334 or Free text 4334