Three-year-old boys are more likely to have a shorter anogenital distance when their mothers have high levels of phthalates in their urine, according to research presented at the first Joint Congress ...

Harmful sexual behaviors (HSB) among children and adolescents have emerged as a growing area of research and, practice across psychology, education, child ...

Puberty and adolescence are highly vulnerable developmental phases characterised by neurobiological and physical changes, as well as changes in motivation, cognition, behaviour, and social ...

Researchers are calling for global action after finding that 1 in 12 kids are being exposed to sexual exploitation and abuse online, according to a new study. “The study highlights the urgent need for ...

Deepfakes – images, videos or audio generated or manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI) and designed to look real – are increasingly being used to produce sexualized content involving children.

This article reviews the literature between 2015 and 2022 on mental health disparities between children with gender and sexual minority parents and children with different-sex parents. Although most ...

Around 5 million children across western Europe report having been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 18, according to the latest data gathered by Childlight, the Global Child Safety Institute.