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October 2, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Practitioners’ and researchers’ perspectives on treatment needs and service provision for online child sexual abuse

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FSF SchmidtEQEthel QuayleSBSandra Bucci

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Overview

This research uncovers gaps in service provision and assessment practices for online child sexual abuse, highlighting the need for specialized responses.

Key Points

  • Participants emphasized the necessity of specialized responses to the unique challenges posed by online child sexual abuse, particularly regarding trauma-informed care and safeguarding measures.
  • The research analyzed 46 responses using thematic content analysis, revealing broad definitions of online child sexual abuse that include any act involving digital or online components.
  • The study identified significant gaps in practitioner training and specialized support for professionals dealing with online child sexual abuse, underscoring a need for urgent action.
  • Findings suggest that developing consensus-based, evidence-informed approaches is crucial for enhancing assessment and intervention strategies for vulnerable young people facing online child sexual abuse.

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Schmidt et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de84b65b556a9128e1b52dhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1602449
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