Press releases and statements

Safe Futures Hub and the University of Oxford launch first living dashboard on solutions to prevent childhood sexual violence

Safe Futures Hub with the University of Oxford’s Department of Social Policy and Intervention launched today the child protection field’s first living systematic review, which brings together peer-reviewed evaluations published since 2018 of interventions, laws and policies aimed at preventing childhood sexual violence perpetration and victimization.

Together for Girls announces new board members

Carrie Hessler-Radelet and Louis Lunts have joined Together for Girls' Board of Directors.

Most countries are failing to protect children and adolescents from sexual violence, global Index finds

Governments around the world are failing to protect children and adolescents from sexual violence, according to the 2026 Out of the Shadows Index, launched at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

Study quantifies global magnitude of sexual violence against children

A new study conducted by researchers at Georgia State University, the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, Together for Girls and 12 additional organizations has found that one in five women and one in six men worldwide experienced sexual violence as children.

Statement from Together for Girls and the Brave Movement on the Epstein case

Together for Girls and the Brave Movement unequivocally condemn the sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adolescents revealed in the Epstein case.

Safe Futures Hub launches new Practice-based Knowledge (PbK) Guidance Framework to strengthen childhood sexual violence prevention and response

The Safe Futures Hub has launched a new suite of resources designed to support practitioners in preventing and responding to childhood sexual violence

Together for Girls wins Silver Anthem Award for ‘Best Use of Data’ in Human & Civil Rights category, honoring groundbreaking campaign to end childhood sexual violence

Together for Girls and Brave Movement applaud signing of historic TAKE IT DOWN Act into law, marking a milestone in online child protection

New Out of the Shadows Index announced

Together for Girls partners with Economist Impact on update.

Results from the Jamaica 2023 VACS show violence against children and youth is widespread

The Jamaica Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) 2023 launched on November 14 and shows high levels of violence against children in the country.

A record-breaking event – now governments must deliver

119 governments and over 1000 multi-stakeholder delegates were represented at the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, setting an official Guinness World Record ™ for the most countries ever at such an event.

Every second this past year 3 girls and 2 boys experienced child sexual violence

Together for Girls Launch ‘Break the Record’ in record-breaking attempt to end childhood sexual violence.