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Safeguarding in sport



Child sexual abuse and problematic sexual behavior among youth


School-based prevention education


Maternal and family violence

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Science to Action Network

Service providers and people with lived experience who shape our research from the start.

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Summer Research Institute

A week-long training where early-career researchers analyze real prevention data.

Visual maps of what has and hasn’t been studied, so funders and practitioners can see where evidence is strong and where it’s missing.

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Evidence and Gap Maps

A coalition of research leaders working together to prevent child sexual abuse.

Leaders in Prevention Research Coalition

Tools to identify fraudulent responses in online surveys, so research data stay trustworthy.

Survey Fraud Detection Tools

The priority questions researchers and funders should answer to prevent child sexual abuse.

Prevention Research Agenda

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