Exploring harmful sexual behaviour in children and young people

  • Prevention

Join us this Thursday, 23rd November, for the final In Conversation webinar of 2023.

In this session, Amanda Paton, Gemma McKibbin, Dale Tolliday and Dr Joe Tucci will discuss the topic of harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people.

Children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour require adults to better understand and meet their needs and addressing this issue is critical to intervening in child sexual abuse.

Guided by the expertise of our four key speakers, this introductory conversation about harmful sexual behaviour will discuss the language used in relation to this behaviour, identify what harmful sexual behaviour is, where it occurs and what to do in response.

Challenge 4 in Here for Change, the National Centre’s Five Year Strategy, highlights the change we want to see in harmful sexual behaviour in Australia. This webinar is part of a concentrated effort by the National Centre to support the translation of knowledge and understanding around this important topic.

Learn more and register here.

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The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (National Centre) respectfully acknowledges and celebrates the many Traditional Owners of the lands throughout Australia and pay our respects to ancestors of this country and Elders past and present. We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culture and lore have existed within Australia continuously for over 65,000 years.

We acknowledge the ongoing leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia and those who have and continue to work tirelessly to address inequalities and improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice outcomes for children and young people. The National Centre is committed to ensuring that the voices of those whose lives are affected by the decisions governments make should fundamentally inform those decisions. First Nations voices must be heard, raised and amplified through a Voice to Parliament. It is time for genuine and significant reform to progress healing through the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

We seek to honour the lived and living expertise of all victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, harnessing all ages, cultures, abilities and backgrounds, and commit to substantially addressing the harm of child sexual abuse, now and well into the future. We recognise that there are children and young people today who are experiencing sexual abuse and dedicate ourselves to doing all we can to promote their effective protection and care.

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