This Canadian study engaged youth with lived experience, caregivers, and service providers to identify top research priorities on child maltreatment using a national priority-setting process. The resulting priorities emphasize prevention, improved services, culturally responsive approaches—including Indigenous perspectives—and addressing systemic and intergenerational factors to better inform research, policy, and practice.

Growing up and living with albinism in rural Nigeria was tough for Aisha*. She and her two siblings with the condition were shrouded in stigma and lived in constant fear of being mutilated or killed.

This webinar, hosted by ECDAN, explored how parent and caregiver support can be positioned at the heart of this agenda. Building on the momentum from Bogotá, the session focused on how partners working at the country level can support strong government pledges for the Second Ministerial Conference — including strengthening existing commitments, pledging new commitments, and increasing financing for parenting support.

This investigative documentary by Africa Uncensored uncovers the disturbing reality inside Ebenezer Children's Home in Kajiado, Kenya. Through exclusive whistleblower testimonies and secret audio recordings, it exposes allegations of systemic sexual abuse and exploitation within a facility meant to be a sanctuary for vulnerable children.

This qualitative study examines the perspectives of community duty bearers on protecting orphans and vulnerable children from sexual abuse in Bikita District, Zimbabwe. It explores perceived drivers of abuse, existing protection strategies, and the role of collective community responsibility in safeguarding children.

This randomized trial in Thailand evaluated a blended parenting programme combining in-person sessions and messaging support, finding no reduction in child maltreatment at one-month follow-up. Results suggest the need to refine programme design and target higher-risk families, as well as assess longer-term impacts to better understand effectiveness.

This study examines the prevalence and risk factors associated with child sexual exploitation (CSE) among adolescents living in residential care facilities in northern Spain, finding that nearly one in five participants reported experiencing some form of exploitation in the previous year. It highlights the need for targeted prevention, screening, professional training, and trauma-informed interventions that address the multiple vulnerabilities faced by young people in care.

This study estimated the reported prevalence of child sexual exploitation among adolescents in residential care facilities in a northern region of Spain and identified associated risk factors. Findings underscore the urgent need for targeted prevention and intervention strategies addressing child sexual exploitation among youth in residential care.

This report is an overview of Childlight’s Into the Light Index on Global Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 2026 Data Update. The update focuses on new emerging data as well as updating existing global and regional prevalence and scale data on Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

This large-scale study across eight African countries finds that the Parenting for Lifelong Health programme is associated with significant reductions in physical and emotional abuse, improved parenting practices, and better mental health outcomes for both caregivers and adolescents. It demonstrates that evidence-based parenting interventions can be effectively delivered at scale—even in humanitarian contexts—while maintaining strong positive impacts.