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Stop it Now! A programme to prevent child sexual abuse in the UK and Netherlands – originating in the US
Talking to abusers: The role of the Stop it Now! Helpline in protecting children from online abuse, UK & NLDr Caroline Paskell
NatCen Social Research, UK
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Subject and purpose of presentation
SubjectA public-health helpline to prevent child sexual abuseEvidence from research in UK and NL, but focus on UKAttention to helpline users who pose risk, esp. online
PurposeDiscuss the role within broader prevention strategy Identify relevance and opportunities for use elsewhere
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Stop it Now! UK and NL
Public health approach to CSA
Public awareness campaign, helpline with target groups, and referral to specific support
UK: online monitoring software specific provision to parents,
UK established 2002, following basis of Stop it Now! in USA
Catalysed founding in 2012 of Stop it Now! Netherlands
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Stop it Now! UK and NL helplines PurposeAnonymous information, advice, support & guidanceAnyone concerned about child sexual abuse Target groups include people concerned for a child, or about
another person’s behaviour or about themselves
Delivery First phase: telephone and email provision (Stop!/InHope)Second phase: more specialised/therapeutic/psychologicalGateway to other services: LFF/de Waag & other agencies
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Profile of Stop! UK helpline users
Table : Calls to the Helpline by caller group (includes calls and emails), 2013
Caller group Calls Callers
N % N %
Concerned about own behaviour 3,493 56% 1445 41%
Concerned about own behaviour (July-
Sept 2014). 59% . .
Concerned about child/young person's
behaviour273 4% 198 6%
Concerned a child may have been abused 236 4% 201 6%
Professionals 331 5% 303 9%
Survivors of child sexual abuse 156 2% 124 4%
Other callers 357 6% 301 9%
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Study aims and EU co-funding
Aims Inform and enhance efforts to tackle child sexual abuseBy investigating operation and impact of the Stop it
Now! helplines in UK and NetherlandsAnd devising a toolkit to support similar provision
elsewhere
FundingEU financial support for activities with a focus on justice Daphne III programme aims to contribute to protection
of children, young people and women against violence
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Project partners Lucy Faithfull Foundation
de Waag
The Prevention Project Dunkelfeld (Berlin)
Save the Children Finland
Achieved sample: UK
Number taking part in interviews/ focus groups
Number completing questionnaire
Adults concerned about behaviour 32 (all known: 29 online) 50
Other adults who can help prevent 14 19
Victims/survivors of CSA 0 4
Professionals 1 27
Reason for calling unknown N/A 12
Total 47 112
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User feedback in UK: 32 interviews, 2 focus groups, 112 questionnaires
User feedback in NL: 14 interviews/questionnaires + admin data on 254
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Theoretical framework Offenders & offences vary; risk of offending is dynamic;
but:
Protective factors that may support desistence from sexual offending (de Vries Robbe et al, 2013). Healthy sexual interests
Constructive social/professional support network
Good problem solving
Abstention from drug/alcohol misuse
Capacity for emotional intimacy and satisfying relationships with other adults
Capacity to set goals and work towards their achievement
Engagement in constructive and rewarding employment or other activities
Hopeful, optimistic and motivated attitude to desistence
Improved wellbeing/abili
ty to self manage
Recognise
risky behaviour
Belief in ability to change
Techniques to
manage behaviour Changed
behaviour /circumstan
ce
Reduced risk
Helpline
Other services e.g.•Inform, Inform Plus Securus•GP, mental health specialist, social services
Belief in change
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…there is someone to talk to, to say, 'Right, you know? There are steps you need to do to address these demons’ - you know?
Techniques to manage behaviour
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I'm not saying I'm ever going to be cured, but the strategies are in place to stop me reoffending now.
I'm 22 and want to learn to cope with my sexual interest in children so I will never harm them.
Changed behaviour
Of the 32 people who answered this part of the questionnaire, two thirds reported ‘they felt more able to manage their sexual thoughts’ and ‘more able to manage their sexual behaviour’ since using Stop!
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• No access to pornography• Reduce time online• Displacement activity – gym,
reading
Enabling helpline use: general advertising
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Posters in public buildings such as GP surgeries
Information where people can note it in private
Billboards
TV, radio and print media
Raising profile of helpline among professionals
Enabling helpline use: media campaigns
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TV adverts produced by Stop! NL and the Prevention Project Dunkelfeld.
Splash Pages and Warning Banners
Recognise risk of detection
Deter use of online CSA
images
Recognise behaviour as problematic
Engage with prevention
services
Recognise support available to address behaviour
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Splash Pages and Warning Banners
Splash Pages/Warning Banners likely to be most effective when:
Early intervention
Capacity to manage
behaviour
High motivation to desist
Statement about illegality/ harm + encouragement
to seek help
If you would like further information please visit the website:
www.stopitnow-evaluation.co.uk
Or email
caroline.paskell@natcen.ac.uk
Thank you
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Profile of Stop! UK helpline users
Table : Calls to the Helpline by caller group (includes calls and emails), 2013
Caller group Calls Callers
N % N %
Concerned about own behaviour 3,493 56% 1445 41%
Concerned about own behaviour (July-
Sept 2014). 59% . .
Concerned about child/young person's
behaviour273 4% 198 6%
Concerned a child may have been abused 236 4% 201 6%
Professionals 331 5% 303 9%
Survivors of child sexual abuse 156 2% 124 4%
Other callers 357 6% 301 9%
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Ongoing increase in users posing online risk
Report from Stop it Now! UK, 2014
“In comparison with the same quarter last year [July-September] the number of people contacting the Helpline who have offended online increased by 35% and those concerned that their Internet use is out of control increased by 46%.”
Graph shows Number of new callers who were concerned about their own behaviour, offline and online
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Toolkit
A toolkit to assist people across Europe to develop helplines which suit their specific national or local context has been developed from the research.
The toolkit does not set out a single model of operation, but outlines key points to consider in developing a suitable helpline for a particular nation, area or user group.
Can be downloaded from www.stopitnow-evaluation.co.uk
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