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Report adults who ask for sexual activity

If an adult has been making you feel uncomfortable by asking you to send them images of yourself, you can report them on the CEOP website. It is wrong for anyone to be pressuring you in this way. If you are under 18, they are breaking the law.

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Who can I contact about child sexual abuse?

If you need to talk to someone about child sexual abuse, call ChildLine (0800 1111) if you are under 18 or NSPCC (0808 800 5000) otherwise. If someone is in immediate danger, call the police on 999.

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Read more about the article What may a child who has been sexually abused feel?
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What may a child who has been sexually abused feel?

Children who have been sexually abused may feel many emotions: dissociation, confusion, fear, guilt, and shame. Sexual abusers often shift blame for the abuse to the child, making them believe the abuse was their fault.

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Missing people are exposed

If you run away from home, you may be exposed to drugs, alcohol, sexual exploitation, hunger, loneliness, homelessness and serious illness, or doing things you don’t want to do to get by.

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