- Address the problem of child sexual abuse starting from a multi-disciplinary perspective that will allow the implementation of multilevel interventions.
- Design educational and innovative prevention programmes for children and their families.
- Provide specialised training to professionals working in the field of education, childhood and adolescence.
- Establish minimum quality standards for professionals and operators who are in contact with children and adolescents.
- Apply adequate child protection policies.
- Develop intervention and treatment pathways for victims and offenders based on scientific evidence, by sharing best practices with proven efficacy.
- Mobilise all stakeholders, including children and adolescents, in the fight against abuse.
- Involve children and adolescents in the design of dedicated programmes and always listen to their inputs.
Telefono Azzurro: Breaking the silence
On 5 May 2018, the Italian National Day against Pedophilia and Child Pornography*, SOS Il Telefono Azzurro Onlus (one of two internet hotlines operating in the country, and member of INHOPE, the international association of internet hotlines) organised a conference titled "Sexual abuse and pedophilia: Knowing the phenomenon to break the silence". Discussions focused on the importance of multi-disciplinary and multi-level collaboration between different players.
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