Shore Our Website For Teenagers Turns One
Between a third and a half of child sexual abuse is carried out by under-18s.
A year ago, we launched Shore, our website for young people that aims to help turn the tide of sexual harm. It’s had an amazing impact already, with over 37,000 users visiting the website so far.
Shore gives young people somewhere to go if they’re worried about their own or a friend’s sexual thoughts or behaviour. It has upfront, exact and reliable information, advice and a chat and email service for teenagers to get anonymous, non-judgemental support. It’s made with, and backed by, young people themselves.
“Shore is a sanctuary, a safe place where they can talk to someone about what they are going through, openly and without judgement,” says Ida, an advisor on the Shore chat service.
Find out more in our blog post.
We’re delighted with the response so far, but now we need your help so that we can reach everyone who needs support.
Signpost to us from your website
The Shore website is a safe space for teenagers worried about sexual behaviour.
It has upfront, exact and reliable information and a chat and email service for any young people who:
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- have questions about healthy sexual relationships
- want to change their own behaviour
- are looking for reliable information to help them respond to someone else’s behaviour
Visit: https://shorespace.org.uk/.
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Check out our support for parents and professionals
Our anonymous Stop It Now helpline can support any adult worried about a child or young person’s sexual behaviour. We’re open every weekday.
Our experienced advisors will listen, won’t judge, and will give you the help you need. You don’t have to give your full name or address and if you’re not ready to speak to someone yet, you can use our live chat or email.
Check out our support for schools
We’ve been working with different schools to understand the challenges of responding to and preventing harmful sexual behaviour. Now that we’re at the end of the second year of our Everyone’s Safer project, we’ve published a new report with some recommendations.
Designated safeguarding leads and RSHE teachers need time, training and support to undertake their jobs safely and in ways that uphold the wellbeing of themselves and the children.
Students may be able to absorb and reproduce the factual information taught in RSHE lessons, but this doesn’t guarantee behaviour change: students need tools not rules.
Schools cannot solve the problem of HSB alone: supportive partnerships with parents, carers and other professionals are needed.
Read our blog post for our top tips and find the full report.
Take a look at our information for schools, which includes free resources, information and guidance.
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