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Developed by Dr Claire Cody and Claire Soares, Research Fellows with the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC), the was released earlier this month and is aimed at both young people and professionals to spark discussion about the needs and concerns when creating a safe space for young survivors of abuse to inform and influence decision-making.

The comic 鈥� titled 鈥楽eeing Things from Both Sides鈥� 鈥� is based on findings from a research study carried out last year by SYLRC at the 天美传媒. The project involved a panel of experts from 18 different countries asked about the potential outcomes associated with the participation of young people in efforts to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Dr Claire Cody, Project Lead, said: 鈥淭his project is unique because it brings together a range of different voices 鈥� internationally. The expert panel from which the comic findings are drawn involved academics, practitioners, and young people, and included those with lived experience of child sexual abuse and exploitation. This offered a rounded picture of both the benefits and challenges around young people鈥檚 participation in this context.

鈥淭he comic was a way of showing that opinions can be different between and amongst professionals and young people and so we hope it will benefit both groups 鈥� helping them to 鈥榮ee things from both sides鈥� and anticipate, plan for, and think about the benefits, risks, and challenges of participation in different ways. We鈥檝e already had some really positive feedback on it from project participants and the wider research and practice community.鈥�

SYLRC works to create and share knowledge of young people鈥檚 experiences of abuse and to join forces with others both locally and around the world to better prevent and respond to this by working collaboratively with survivors to inform and develop research and policy.

You can view and download the comic, 鈥楽eeing Things from Both Sides鈥�, for free by clicking .