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Online and technology-facilitated abuse
An experience of online and technology-facilitated sexual abuse can be just as devastating as an experience of abuse that has happened offline.
FGM
Procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Child abuse
Child abuse is when a child in harmed by an adult or child. This could be once or over an extended period of time. This harm may be physical, sexual or emotional.
Child sexual exploitation
Sexual exploitation of children and young people under 18 involves situations and relationships where young people receive ‘something’ as a result of them performing, and/or another or others performing on them, sexual activities.
