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Responding to harmful sexual behaviours among children

A helpline has been launched for education and safeguarding professionals to help them respond to incidents of inappropriate sexual behaviour among children and young people.

The Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service has been launched by the Marie Collins Foundation and SWGfL with funding from the Home Office.

The telephone and email support service is for education and safeguarding professionals – from early years to further education – as well as the police, social workers and health practitioners.

Harmful sexual behaviour is developmentally inappropriate sexual behaviour which is displayed by children and young people (under the age of 18) and which may be harmful or abusive.

It can be displayed towards younger children, peers, older children or adults. It can be harmful to the children and young people who display it as well as those it is directed towards.

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