Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute

🚨 300 million children. Every year. The scale of tech-facilitated child sexual exploitation & abuse is staggering — but not inevitable. Childlight believes a prevention-first, public health approach can drive lasting change. 🌍🛡️ 📊 Read the global data: bit.ly/4nCkihV

📣 We're hiring for a Research Fellow (Behavioural Research and Online Child Safety)! ➡️ Details here: bit.ly/4eBIsVM

Our index on the global scale of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - estimating over 300 million children are affected annually - can be read here. Even more evidence of the need for a prevention-focused public health approach childlight.org/intothelight/

🚨 A global review involving Childlight reveals the devastating psychological toll of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse — and why we need a prevention-focused public health response. 📖 Read the new open-access research here: lnkd.in/eWvFVn_9

🌍 Childlight are delighted to be attending the 11th International Consultation of Child Helplines. 📊 We will be discussing why Robust data is key to understanding and responding to the realities children face. #AbuseIsPreventable

🌏 Would you like to join a global community of professionals working to strengthen child protection through data and evidence? 🔦 Childlight's Global Data Fellow Programme is open for expressions of interest 📅 Deadline: July 4, 2026 childlight.org/global-data-fe…

📢 We are delighted to welcome Prof Elena Martellozzo to the Childlight team as Director of our European Hub and Prof of CSEA Reasearch. 🔗Link to read more about Elena' appointment in the comments 👇

📢Childlight are proud to partner with @ChildRescueCo 🤝Together we will harness data, technology and collaboration to strengthen the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse. 🛡️We will act now - because children can’t wait. #AbuseIsPreventable

Shocking research from our partner @Childlight_ warns single parents on dating apps are being targeted by child sex abusers. This comes as part of a wider report by the institute, which showcases how tech can be used for good or evil in the realms of child protection 🧵

As kids spend more time online during the summer, the risk increases. Kids deserve a safe summer. Learn how to recognize the signs of grooming, start conversations that protect your children, and report exploitation to cybertipline.org Read more: childrescuecoalition.org/education

🔦Childlight are delighted to partner with @soschildrenuk Every child deserves to grow up safe from harm. To achieve this we need bold collaborations 🤝 #AbuseIsPreventable

🌎 Global experts have called for a new approach to protect children from a pandemic of sexual exploitation and abuse. 🚨It's time for government's to treat this as a global public health emergency and act now to stop harm. @ICMEC_official bit.ly/4kOOtjW

🌟We're delighted the global reach of our research has been recognised at The University of Edinburgh's Impact Festival today. The Childlight team received a Highly Commended in the Team Culture category. Congratulations to all the nominees - you're making a difference 👏

A great opportunity to join free online to learn from global experts in child protection 👇There are limited spaces.

🚨 El informe Searchlight 2025 del @Childlight_ , basado en una investigación del Centro Imagina de @Uniandes 🇨🇴, alerta: La edad de consentimiento sexual en Colombia (14 años) facilita la explotación sexual infantil. 🔗 bit.ly/3Z4Xzk2

We were delighted to welcome members of the @ChildRescueCo & Lantern Rescue Foundation to our @EdinburghUni offices today. 🤝A great day discussing opportunities to strengthen collaboration in achieving our shared goal of safeguarding children globally. #AbuseIsPreventable

🚨 The latest figures from @NCMEC have been released and reveal an alarming 192% increase in reports of online enticement - as adults target children to sexually exploit them. Read the report 👇 missingkids.org/gethelpnow/cyb…

🎙️Te invitamos a escuchar y leer la entrevista, en @RFI_Es, a nuestro director, @arturoharker, en la que habla del informe realizado junto a @Childlight_ sobre explotación sexual a niños, niñas y adolescentes. 🔗Más información aquí: bit.ly/4k4O5gT

🚨Child abusers are changing tactics in the Philippines ⚠️Large organised syndicates of offenders have been replaced by smaller covert groups which are harder to detect 🛡️Stronger legal and social child protections are urgently needed 🔦Read Searchlight bit.ly/3GaUZSU