Resource bank
On this page, we have compiled the materials, guides, and reports produced in English by Child Protection and Finnish Hotline Nettivihje. You will also find our annual reports on this page.
You can find all our materials in Finnish in Materiaalipankki.
Guidebooks, brochures and reports
How to discuss sexual abuse with a young person?
Guidebooks, training materials, brochures and reports
LISTEN AND SUPPORT – Guide to Parents and Guardians about Children’s Sexual Education
English
LISTEN AND SUPPORT – Guide for parents and guardians about children’s sexual education (pdf)
Finnish
KOHTAA JA KUUNTELE – opas huoltajille lapsen seksuaalikasvatuksen tueksi (pdf)
Albanian
Bosnian
SLUŠAJTE I PODRŽITE! – VODIČ ZA RODITELJE I ZAKONSKE STARATELJE O SPOLNOM ODGOJU DJECE (pdf)
Icelandic
HLUSTIÐ OG STYÐJIÐ – LEIÐBEININGAR FYRIR FORELDRA OG FORSJÁRAÐILA UM KYNFRÆÐSLU TIL BARNA (pdf)
Greek
ΟΔΗΓΟΣ – ΓΙΑ ΓΟΝΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΗΔΕΜOΝΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΤΗ ΣΕΞΟΥΑΛΙΚH ΔΙΑΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΙΔΙΩΝ (pdf)
Training package: Evidence based sexual education
This training package is addressed to you as a professional working with children. It aims at making you aware of and able to address the topic of child sexual abuse with children and to support the children in acquiring awareness, skills and knowledge of their bodies, emotions, boundaries and consent.
It is comprised of five modules, named: “What do you know about sexual rights?”, “Human body”, “Emotional and Communication Skills”, “Boundaries and consent”, “Protection of children from sexual abuse”. Each module further consists of three units, which focus on specific issues.
In modules’ units, you can find activities for children 5-8 years old and 9-11 years old on the topics covered, which you can implement in your class. Having taken into account the school programme, the duration of each activity is 45 minutes. Additionally to the activities, each unit also contains clear and detailed instructions to guide you in their implementation, as well as some key information.
English
Evidence based sexual education – Training package and Annexes
Finnish
Tietoa ja menetelmiä lasten seksuaalikasvatuksen tueksi – Tehtäviä 5–11-vuotiaille lapsille
Brochure for children: 5 things you should know about being safe and healthy
English
Are you a child? Then there are 5 things you should know about being safe and healthy! (pdf)
Finnish
Hei lapsi! Lue nämä 5 asiaa turvallisuudesta ja hyvinvoinnista (pdf)
Albanian
Nëse je një fëmijë, atëherë ka 5 gjëra që duhet të dish për të qenë mirë dhe i sigurt! (pdf)
Bosnian
Jesi li dijete? Onda postoji 5 stvari koje trebaš znati o tome kako biti siguran i zdrav! (pdf)
Icelandic
Ertu barn? Þá eru 5 atriði sem þú ættir að vita til að tryggja öryggi þitt og heilbrigði!(pdf)
Greek
5 πράγματα που πρέπει να γνωρίζετε για να είστε ασφαλείς και υγιείς! (pdf)
Brochure for young people: What if your sexual thoughts are directed at children much younger than you?
Brochure for professionals: How to support a young person with child sexual thoughts
English
Brochure for professionals (pdf)
Finnish
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse – Support for Adolescents Sexually Attracted to Children
The guidebook is an introductory tool for professionals in contact with adolescents on how to prevent child sexual abuse by helping adolescents who are sexually attracted to children.
Read Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Guidebook (pdf)
Grooming in the eyes of a child – A report on the experiences of 11−17-year-old children on online grooming
Grooming in the eyes of a child – A report on the experiences of 11−17-year-old children on online grooming.
Read Grooming in the eyes of a child report (pdf)
How to discuss sexual abuse with a young person?
This page has 6 videos produced by Save the Children Finland’s Finnish Hotline Nettivihje. The videos have information about child sexual abuse: identifying it, preventing it, reporting, and seeking support. The videos were made in collaboration with young people. After each video, there are tips for discussing the topic with young people.
Annual reports
- Read the annual report of 2023 by Child Protection and Finnish Hotline
- Read the annual report of 2022 by Child Protection and Finnish Hotline
- Read the annual report of 2021 by Child Protection and Finnish Hotline
- Read the annual report of 2020 by Child Protection and Finnish Hotline
- Read the annual report of 2019 by Child Protection and Finnish Hotline
The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Save the Children Finland and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.