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ReviewJournal of paediatrics and child health2025

Technology-Facilitated Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children Is Everyone's Problem; How Can Healthcare Practitioners Respond to the Second Global Pandemic of the 21st Century? A Narrative Review.

Joanna Tully, Susan McLean, Janine Rowse

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Review in Journal of paediatrics and child health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joanna TullyVictorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3918-6063
Susan McLeanCyberSafety Solutions, Melbourne, Australia.
Janine RowseVictorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual harm of children online is commonplace. The proposed ban on social media for children under 16 in Australia has been met with mixed responses about its likely effectiveness in preventing harm, as well as the possible negative effect on caregiver vigilance and children's willingness to report. Consideration of the possibility of online sexual harm may now be even more important, and healthcare practitioners are well placed in their interactions with children and caregivers to provide advice and recognise and respond to concerns. This article explores the spectrum of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (TFCSAE) and provides guidance for practitioners, including around recognising alerting signs, useful tips for caregivers, a suggested framework for conversations with children, as well as including helpful resources for children and families. The need for the development of specific training for healthcare practitioners in Australia in relation to the recognition and response to TFCSAE is discussed.

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Child Abuse, SexualCOVID-19Health PersonnelSocial MediaAdolescentAustraliaChildHumansPandemicschild sexual abusehealthcarepreventionsocial mediatechnology

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PMID40685703
PMCPMC12455527

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