"our work is about improving the criminal justice system and the lives of the people caught up in it" - Dr Caoilte Ó Ciardha (Caoilte Ó Ciardha) discusses forensic psychology and life at Psychology at Kent in this blog post: blogs.kent.ac.uk/psychology/202…

Last month the Lucy Faithfull Foundation published an evaluation of the @StopItNowUK and Ireland live chat feature. Read the report to learn why the live chat feature was launched, and what has been learnt since it launched in September 2020 buff.ly/38bWjnx

We are looking forward to the #SafeOnline Network Forum by #EndViolence @GPtoEndViolence to meet other grantees next week!

More than 200,000 children go online for the first time every day. Their journey and safety in the digital world is everyone’s business. Join us May 30-31 by following #SafeOnline to share knowledge & develop new approaches to end online #CSEA #ENDviolence

Apply for funding - 4 days left‼️ The @Tech_Coalition and #SafeOnline are investing US$1 million for the 2022 Research Fund that helps drive actionable research to protect children facing risks of harm online. Learn more & apply➡️ bit.ly/TechCoalition_… Deadline: 31 May 2022

1 in 3 children (34%) who were subjected to online violence #CSEA did not disclose or report the abuse to anyone. The most common barriers are that children: ▶️don’t know where to go or who to tell (48%) ▶️felt embarrassed or ashamed (21%) bit.ly/DisruptingHarm #SafeOnline

A great start to #SafeOnline Network Forum with grantees and partners getting to know each other and sharing more on their work. Meet our grantees 👉bit.ly/SafeOnline_For… Follow the conversations via #SafeOnline!

It is a wrap on day 1⃣ of our #SafeOnline Network Forum! A fruitful day with over 40 grantees & partners discussing evidence of online #CSEA, systems strengthening, technology solutions and celebrating achievements. Thank you for joining!

Welcome to the Day II of the #SafeOnline Network Forum! With over 40 grantees and partners we will discuss what it takes to end online #CSEA so every child is #SafeOnline.

Tech Coalition members Yubo Adobe joining wi Thorn UNICEF UNICEF Child Protection to discuss the critical need for research in keeping children #SafeOnline @GPtoEndViolence #ENDviolence

We are starting day 2 of the #SafeOnline Network Forum with scenario planning ✏️ How to #TurnTheTide on online CSEA through long term thinking on challenges and opportunities? Follow us for more!

Thank you @GPtoEndViolence for convening this important dialogue for our Tech Coalition industry members, #SafeOnline research grantees, and NGOs to discuss cross-sector collaboration and our collective commitment to #ENDviolence and sexual abuse of children online

We are wrapping up 2⃣ days of interactions, conversations, and debates with 40+ grantees from across the globe, industry representatives and donors at the #SafeOnline Network Forum! Thank you for joining us. Together we can create a safer digital world for children!

What if instead of spending a fortune on incarceration costs, we could prevent sexual abuse of children before it happens? Kudos to Sarah and Gwen for launching this game-changing therapeutic service in New Zealand for people sexually attracted to children.

Hear more about what our work involves: Interview with our Principal Investigator Caoilte Ó Ciardha by the @GPtoEndViolence team at the #SafeOnline event. youtube.com/watch?v=PaN9Qg…

Congratulations to Dr Gaye Ildeniz (Gaye Ildeniz) who graduated last week with a PhD in Forensic Psychology Psychology at Kent

One of the longest serving members of CORE-FP, Prof Jane Wood, leaves us today to become semi-retired and emeritus. We will miss you at Kent Jane!

🗣️Caoilte Ó Ciardha from University of Kent talks about understanding behaviors of those viewing #CSAM. What is the role of stigma & how it affects translating research into actionable information for tech companies to direct people to get help? 🎥More: youtube.com/watch?v=PaN9Qg…

We are hiring! Looking for a senior researcher to conduct forensic/correctional research with the Program Evaluation Unit. Please RT! gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?L…