Launch of Stop it Now! Helpline Report 7/4/06

The Stop it Now! freephone Helpline as been in service since June 2002. A report on the findings of the Helpline will be launched on Tuesday 6th June 2006 at the BT Auditorium. For more details click here

Conference rescheduled for Autumn 29/03/06

The Stop it Now! conference will take place in the Autumn at a London venue. The launch of the Stop it Now! Helpline report will now take place on 6th June at the BT conference centre London. Baroness Valerie Howarth and Baroness Scotland will be attending the launch as guest speakers.

Tink Palmer on BBC Sunday Surgery

Tink Palmer will guest on Sunday Surgery on BBC Radio 1 on Sunday 19th February.

Project in development in Essex

A Stop it Now! local project is in the early stages of development in Essex.

Devon and Cornwall working to establish a local project in the West Country

A planning day for the development of Stop it Now! in Devon and Cornwall took place on 27th September.

Stop it Now! Northern Ireland official launch in October 02/08/05

Stop it Now! (NI) will be launched on 18th October in Belfast.

Co-ordinators appointed in the Black Country 30/05/05

Martine McFadden and Patricia Blackstock have been appointed as Project Co-ordinators of Stop it Now! Black Country.

Stop it Now! Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Hampshire Police are leading the development of a Stop it Now! project for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Caroline Birnage is overseeing the development and a local steering group is meeting to develop the project.

Sunday Surgery BBC Radio 1 6/02/05

Tink Palmer was invited to the BBC Sunday Surgery programme on Radio 1 on Sunday 6th February 2005, other members of the Stop it Now! team answered calls and dealt with emails.

Stop it Now! leaflets now available in Welsh 03/02/05

All three of the Stop it Now! leaflets are now available in Welsh. To order copies contact the Central Administrator on 01527 598184 or download from the publications page of this website.

Stop it Now! Northern Ireland is now operational 01/02/05

Brenda Horgan took up post at Project Co-ordinator for Stop it Now! (NI) at the beginning of February.

Other projects planned for launch this year are Stop it Now! Hampshire & Isle of Wight and Stop it Now! Black Country. For more details contact the central administrator on 01527 598184

Sunday Surgery BBC Radio 1 22/11/04

Tink Palmer, Donald Findlater, Teresa Hughes and Suzanne Fuller were invited to attended the Sunday Surgery phone in on BBC Radio 1 on 21st November. The programme focussed on the subject of child sexual abuse. Tink spoke on air and took calls from listeners. Donald, Teresa and Suzanne dealt with the numerous calls, text messages and emails generated by the show.

Stop it Now! joins forces with CIS'ters at Southampton Balloon Festival

The following pictures were taken at the annual Southampton Balloon Festival. Stop it Now! shared a stand with CIS'ters, a support group for adult women who were sexually abused as children. Click to view images.

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New Central Co-ordinator appointed for Stop it Now! UK & Ireland 05/05/04

Tink Palmer has been appointed to replace John Brownlow as Central Co-ordinator of Stop it Now! UK & Ireland. John's three year secondment from the NSPCC came to an end in March 2004. Tink will take up the post on 26th July 2004.

We feel extremely fortunate in being able to appoint Tink. She has led Barnardo's campaign agenda against sexual exploitation for the past four years. She has great experience in collaborating with policy makers, practitioners, grant making bodies and the general public to effect change in the interests of making life safer for children. She is also well known for her high profile media work. I am sure that she will build on the foundations laid by John Brownlow and will take Stop it Now! forward to become a truly national campaign.

Stop it Now! brochures win UK Plain English award 02/12/03

Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is to receive an award at a ceremony in London on 2nd December. The Plain English Campaign presents the awards to the best documents submitted to them by members of the public during the year. The award winning brochures are 'What we all need to know to protect our children', which provides family and friends with information about the warning signs of abusive behaviour, and 'Child's Play', aimed at parents and carers of children with sexually inappropriate or abusive behaviour.

Plain English Campaign spokesman John Lister said: "The two Stop it Now! booklets are excellent examples of information that is written in an objective way. They tackle a potentially very emotional subject by giving facts, useful advice and helpful information in a clear, logical order. Active verbs, short sentences, speaking directly to the reader and not using jargon or complex terminology mean these booklets display the fundamental principles of plain English."

John Brownlow, Central Co-ordinator will attend the ceremony with Judith Bentley, the Administrator for Stop it Now! UK & Ireland. John said 'We are delighted with this award. If we can put across our key messages as clearly as possible, the more likely people are to hear and understand them and to take appropriate action to protect children.'