Our Publications
At Childlight we are committed to advancing knowledge and best practice in child protection. In this section you will find our latest publications.
Our aim is to contribute to the global discourse, inform policy, and inspire practical interventions to prevent child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Into the Light 2025
Annual Report 2025
Searchlight 2025
Into the Light 2024
Searchlight 2023
Annual Report 2024
Annual Update 2024
Annual Report 2023
Year in Review 2024/2025
Year in Review 2024/2025
At Childlight, our purpose remains clear and unwavering: to safeguard children around the world from sexual exploitation and abuse. The scale of the challenge remains vast, but so too does the opportunity for progress.
Lancet Report
Childlight Publications
Lu, M., Lamond, M., & Fry, D. (2024). A content analysis of metrics on online child sexual exploitation and abuse used by online content-sharing services.
Child Abuse and Neglect, 157, 1-11. Article 107046. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107046
Fry, D. Child Sexual Abuse: Shining a Light on a Growing Online Threat. In 10 Years, 10 Threats: How Organised Crime Has Evolved Over a Decade. London: RUSI, 2024. https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/child-sexual-abuse-shining-light-growing-online-threat
Neelakantan, L., Fry, D., Florian, L., Silion, D., Filip, M., Thabeng, M., Te, K., Sunglao, J. A., Lu, M., Ward, C. L., Baban, A., Jocson, R. M., Alampay, L., & Meinck, F. (2024). “We don’t know how to talk”: Adolescent meaning making and experiences of participating in research on violence in Romania, South Africa, and the Philippines. Child Abuse and Neglect, 1-13. Article 106931. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106931
Álvarez-Guerrero, G., Fry, D., Lu, M., & Gaitis, K. K. (2024). Online child sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adolescents with disabilities: A systematic review. Disabilities , 4(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities4020017