Free Training: Introducing the Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway
A free one-hour webinar on responding to child sexual abuse from a multi-agency perspective. 10 – 11am, 5th November 2026
One in six children in England and Wales will experience some form of child sexual abuse before the age of 18, yet most of this abuse is currently not identified or responded to. While surveys indicate that sexual abuse is as common as other forms of childhood abuse, such as emotional abuse or neglect, it is much less likely to be identified by professionals.
Those working with children need a clear understanding of the specific actions and processes they should follow when they have concerns of child sexual abuse, to be able to act to ensure the safety and well-being of every child. To support professionals in this, the Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse have created the Response Pathway, an interactive online resource to guide them through how they can protect and support children and their families when there are concerns of sexual abuse.
This free lunch and learn webinar helps professionals learn how to starting using the Response Pathway in practice, and empowers them to understand the role they, and their colleagues, can play to best protect and support children. The session gives advice and examples of how to use the Response Pathway and explains how it supports professionals to meet the needs of children and their families.
