In police investigations, child sexual abuse material produced through grooming or sexual extortion, is very frequent. The children in the photos are most often between …
A game that strengthens children’s resistance to grooming Read More
To end child sexual abuse it is essential to change the behavior of the perpetrators – before they abuse a child. In order to be …
Research project which targets potential perpetrators Read More
Poverty makes children vulnerable to violence and abuse. Children from poor families are more likely to work on the street to help their families, by …
As we adhere to stay-at-home orders, I would like to provide a child’s voice and perspective on the darker side of the internet to bring …
Can boys ever be sexually abused? The answer might seem obvious, but at Childhood we have seen how the abuse of boys is often forgotten …
Childhood and Global Child Forum will host a one-day expert roundtable at the Stockholm Royal Palace on the potential and limits of artificial intelligence (AI) …
For many young people in Ukraine, coming out means a constant fear of being bullied, threatened, discriminated against, disappointing those they love most or being …
On October October 1 2019, the co-chairs of the Broadband Commission Working Group on Child Online Safety, Childhood USA and Zain Group, the leading mobile …
Broadband Commission report on child safety online launched at the UN Read More
It’s late. The sky outside is dark but gloomy, the surrounding skyscrapers serving as a constant reminder that somebody is always awake. Your arms are …
Today’s children make up a generation of strength, courage, and awareness, in an era of prejudice and instability. Through social media, school led fundraisers, …
What is the difference between a good and a bad secret? How do you say no to something you don’t want to do? Princess Madeleine …
At Childhood, we are often asked whether some children are at greater risk of sexual abuse. Any child may become a victim of violence and …
Children with disabilities – often “safe targets” for perpetrators Read More
It is Friday night in Lavender Hill. Dusk is falling. Rene, 13 years old, goes to buy a bag of chips at the shop around …
Many rest stops along Brazil’s highways are hubs for various forms of criminal activities. Poor children are also exploited sexually in exchange for money at these …
At the end of September, Childhood’s program director Britta Holmberg was in Thailand and Cambodia to launch the project “Say what you saw” (säg vad …
”When a foreigner asks for ‘flowers,’ the prostitutes know that he’s asking for children” Read More
On October 1 2018, Childhood USA, together with the Swedish Mission to the United Nations and in collaboration with ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development and …
Childhood USA hosts high–level meeting on child safety online at the UN Read More
On September 27, Germany’s first Barnahus (Children´s Advocacy Center) is opening in Leipzig. Queen Silvia of Sweden, the founder of Childhood, will attend the inauguration …
Childhood opens Germany’s first Barnahus – Childhood-Haus Read More
One of the highlights this summer for many of us is the FIFA World Cup in Russia. For many years, Childhood Brazil has been rasining …
World Cup: make child protection an essential part of organizing any major sporting event Read More
On May 22, the World Childhood Foundation USA (WCF) announced the latest findings of ‘Out of the Shadows: Shining light on the response to child sexual …
The money raised through the sale of Childhood bracelets goes to support our work to prevent violence and sexual abuse of children and to help …
The Childhood baracelet – in many ways, the most valuable bracelet in the world Read More