Involve · Peer research

Ethics and Safeguarding in Participatory Approaches to Research Exploring Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Related Harms with Child and Youth Researchers

ECPAT International · 2026 · Toolkit / guide

Guidance from ECPAT International for its members and partners on ethics and safeguarding when children and young people act as advisors, co-researchers, data collectors and analysts in research on sexual exploitation and abuse. Draws on its Children Know Better project in Bangladesh and Nepal; covers team preparation, risk assessment, consent, researcher training, disclosure protocols and ending projects well.

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Peer research

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PDF

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Open access

Link

ecpat.org