Friends, Family, Community

Believe anyone of any age or gender who reports childhood sexual abuse.
Listen without judgment. It's the most valuable support you can provide to anyone who trusts you with their story of sibling sexual harm.
Refer those who come to you for help to qualified support:
- 1.800.422.4453 Child Abuse Hotline (US)
- 988 for immediate mental health support (US)
- Stop It Now Helplines
- WhatsOK.org for confidential teen support
- 1in6.org for adult male survivors
- RAINN.org for sexual assault survivor services
- www.siblingsexualtrauma.com for anyone in a family affected by sibling sexual abuse or trauma
Support efforts to provide trauma-informed services within schools, policing and judicial systems, mental and medical health treatment and substance abuse responses.
The nonprofit EmpowerSurvivors hosts and moderates a private Facebook group for Friends and Family of Those Sexually Abused as Children. Note that this group serves those affected by any type of child sexual abuse.

Steer in-person and online conversations toward accurate and respectful terminology toward children who have caused or experienced sexual harm.
Children “report” sexual abuse; they do not “accuse” or “allege” unwanted sexual activity.
Children and teens cannot be diagnosed with pedophilia or labeled as “pedophiles”.
Children and teens who sexually harm others need to be steered toward treatment and need to take responsibility and face appropriate consequences; however, they should not be labeled as “monsters,” “perpetrators,” or “sex offenders”.

If children ever come to your house or use any of your devices, set up a child-safe account and protect them from accessing adult or admin accounts.
Even if you never view explicit materials–but especially if you do–children can access this content very quickly and easily, intentionally or accidentally, with tragic consequences for themselves and other children.
Grandparents could offer to fund family safety internet controls.