Stop it Now! UK & Ireland

PO Box 9841
Birmingham
B48 7WB

Tel (freephone helpline): 0808 1000 900
Tel: 01527 598 184
Web: www.stopitnow.org.uk

Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is developing a public health approach to the prevention of child sexual abuse through a network of local projects and national initiatives. Supported by a dedicated freephone helpline, its aim is to provide adults with the information they need to recognise worrying behaviour in themselves or others, and with the confidence to take responsible action when they suspect that something is wrong. The campaign is funded by the Department for Education and Skills, Home Office Public Protection Unit and the Henry Smith Charity.

The goal of Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is to prevent child sexual abuse. They seek to achieve this by:

• Raising awareness - so that people understand the nature and scale of child sexual abuse; the behaviour of abusers and child victims and the warning signs of a developing potential problem.
• Changing attitudes - so that people think differently about child sexual abuse, are more willing to talk about it and to listen to concerns from other adults or children; indeed, so that people see prevention of abuse as possible and their responsibility.
• Changing behaviour - so that people take appropriate action to prevent abuse, and seek help if they are worried about themselves or others.

The following public information leaflets are available from Stop it Now!

• "Child Sexual Abuse" - this leaflet introduces the Stop it Now! campaign and describes what they are doing to prevent child sexual abuse.
• "What we all need to know to Protect Our Children" - this leaflet provides the information everyone needs in order to recognise the warning signs of abuse in adults we know and to build the confidence to do something about it.
• "Child's Play? preventing abuse among children & young people" - this leaflet is for everyone involved in bringing up children. It explains that some children do indeed sexually abuse other children, how we can recognise the warning signs and the action which can be taken to prevent it.
• "The internet and children - What's the problem?" - this leaflet provides the information everyone needs to protect children when using the new technologies.