Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute

Childlight works with partners globally to understand the prevalence, nature & scale of child sexual exploitation & abuse. Also on Threads, Blue Sky & LinkedIn.

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🚨 300 million children. Every year.
The scale of tech-facilitated child sexual exploitation & abuse is staggering — but not inevitable. Childlight believes a prevention-first, public health approach can drive lasting change. 🌍🛡️
📊 Read the global data: https://t.co/O8wgQmR8sm

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

📣 We're hiring for a Research Fellow (Behavioural Research and Online Child Safety)!
➡️ Details here: https://t.co/mjKDhaZVNx

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

Our index on the global scale of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - estimating over 300 million children are affected annually - can be read here. Even more evidence of the need for a prevention-focused public health approach
https://t.co/mwLUBB5Jfb

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🚨 A global review involving Childlight reveals the devastating psychological toll of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse — and why we need a prevention-focused public health response.

📖 Read the new open-access research here: https://t.co/obl3eGOTqN

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🌍 Childlight are delighted to be attending the 11th International Consultation of Child Helplines.

📊 We will be discussing why Robust data is key to understanding and responding to the realities children face.

#AbuseIsPreventable

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🌏 Would you like to join a global community of professionals working to strengthen child protection through data and evidence?

🔦 Childlight's Global Data Fellow Programme is open for expressions of interest

📅 Deadline: July 4, 2026

https://t.co/B9AFAWQJJ2

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

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[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

📢 We are delighted to welcome Prof Elena Martellozzo to the Childlight team as Director of our European Hub and Prof of CSEA Reasearch.
🔗Link to read more about Elena' appointment in the comments 👇

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

📢Childlight are proud to partner with @ChildRescueCo
🤝Together we will harness data, technology and collaboration to strengthen the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse.
🛡️We will act now - because children can’t wait. #AbuseIsPreventable

[SOS Children's Villages UK @soschildrenuk]

Shocking research from our partner @Childlight_ warns single parents on dating apps are being targeted by child sex abusers. This comes as part of a wider report by the institute, which showcases how tech can be used for good or evil in the realms of child protection 🧵

[ChildRescueCoalition @ChildRescueCo]

As kids spend more time online during the summer, the risk increases. Kids deserve a safe summer. Learn how to recognize the signs of grooming, start conversations that protect your children, and report exploitation to https://t.co/ojWRbm9e82

Read more: https://t.co/7alU3bELxp

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🔦Childlight are delighted to partner with @soschildrenuk Every child deserves to grow up safe from harm. To achieve this we need bold collaborations 🤝 #AbuseIsPreventable

[SOS Children's Villages UK @soschildrenuk]

We're proud to partner with @Childlight_ who work to ensure no child lives in the darkness of sexual exploitation and abuse. We're teaming up to safeguard children across the world, using a data-driven approach to prevent abuse and restore their rights.

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🌎 Global experts have called for a new approach to protect children from a pandemic of sexual exploitation and abuse.

🚨It's time for government's to treat this as a global public health emergency and act now to stop harm.
@ICMEC_official

https://t.co/IlvGROtP1U

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🌟We're delighted the global reach of our research has been recognised at The University of Edinburgh's Impact Festival today.

The Childlight team received a Highly Commended in the Team Culture category.

Congratulations to all the nominees - you're making a difference 👏

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

A great opportunity to join free online to learn from global experts in child protection 👇There are limited spaces.

[ICMEC @ICMEC_official]

Join us June 2–3 for Bridging the Sciences: New Approaches to Child Protection — a groundbreaking hybrid symposium bringing together global experts from healthcare, technology, law, and education to drive science-based solutions for child safety. Register https://t.co/DPS7OsfTFX

[Centro Imagina @ImaginaUniAndes]

🚨 El informe Searchlight 2025 del @Childlight_ , basado en una investigación del Centro Imagina de @Uniandes 🇨🇴, alerta:
La edad de consentimiento sexual en Colombia (14 años) facilita la explotación sexual infantil.
🔗 https://t.co/ibixMmf3LP

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

We were delighted to welcome members of the @ChildRescueCo & Lantern Rescue Foundation to our @EdinburghUni offices today.
🤝A great day discussing opportunities to strengthen collaboration in achieving our shared goal of safeguarding children globally.
#AbuseIsPreventable

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🚨 The latest figures from @NCMEC have been released and reveal an alarming 192% increase in reports of online enticement - as adults target children to sexually exploit them.

Read the report 👇
https://t.co/Ba1ZPLA6es

[Centro Imagina @ImaginaUniAndes]

🎙️Te invitamos a escuchar y leer la entrevista, en @RFI_Es, a nuestro director, @arturoharker, en la que habla del informe realizado junto a @Childlight_ sobre explotación sexual a niños, niñas y adolescentes.
🔗Más información aquí: https://t.co/Rkh0icfepz

[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

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[Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute @Childlight_]

🚨Child abusers are changing tactics in the Philippines
⚠️Large organised syndicates of offenders have been replaced by smaller covert groups which are harder to detect
🛡️Stronger legal and social child protections are urgently needed
🔦Read Searchlight https://t.co/3KQdkVBau2