The Lucy Faithfull Foundation

Who we are

Lucy Faithfull Foundation is a UK-wide charity that exists to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. We're bold, we're pioneering, we're growing and we want your help.

We're here for everyone who needs us. We protect children by working with people who pose a risk and diverting them from causing harm. We support individuals and families who have been affected by abuse. And we help professionals who work with families to create safer environments for children through delivering risk assessments, interventions, training and consultancy.

We run the confidential Stop It Now helplne and Shore, a website and chat service for teenagers.

We use data and insight, alongside decades of experience to develop innovative strategies and interventions to make prevention a reality.

We engage with policy and decision makers to advocate for a public health approach to child sexual abuse.

We bring our understanding and knowledge of what keeps children safe to the widest possible audience.

Our values help guide our actions and help ensure we achieve our purpose: we act with integrity, we are collaborative, we are innovative, we are ambitious and we have hope.

Our dedicated and expert staff are based around the UK with offices in Bromsgrove, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Epsom.

Our culture and values

Our vision - A world in which children‘s right to live free from sexual abuse and exploitation becomes a reality.

Our mission - To prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Our promise - Child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable. We will work tirelessly to protect all children - by providing direct support to individuals in a position to prevent abuse, including those affected by abuse and those perpetrating it, or at risk of doing so; by sharing our expertise and resources with organisations and governments worldwide to make children safer today; and by driving forward new interventions to protect children against tomorrow’s threats. 

Our values

The way we behave as an organisation is crucial for our success. Our values help guide our actions, and help ensure we achieve our purpose.

We act with integrity. We are ethical, open and honest. We are research-driven and base our actions on evidence. We follow through on our words and act with professionalism, show respect and consideration to all and do what is right.

We are collaborative. We are stronger and achieve more when we work together – with each other, with our beneficiaries and with our partners. By sharing insights and opportunities, we can achieve the best possible outcomes for children.

We are innovative. Because the risks to children change, our response is always evolving. Practice-based insights and evaluation drive us to develop innovative services and pioneering interventions for wherever they are needed, online or offline.

We are ambitious. We are brave in our efforts, ambitious for our impact and committed to contributing to the body of knowledge around protecting children. We aim to be the best we can be, strive for excellence in everything that we do, and encourage colleagues and beneficiaries alike to reach their full potential.

We have hope. We know child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable. So, we have hope. Hope that inspires action. For a future free from sexual abuse for all children.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution. Showing respect and consideration to all is part of our values and at the core of our culture.

As an inclusive employer, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, socioeconomic background, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibilities, marital status, nationality and disability including invisible disabilities and neurodiversity. As part of our safer recruitment process we actively remove bias from applications i.e applications are anonymised prior to sharing with the recruiting panel and equal opportunity monitoring forms are removed from applications on receipt and retained by HR for analysis reporting.