Resources

Resources to support identification and response to sexual behaviours displayed by children and young people, including on the use of the SB-CaRT.

Publications

SB-CaRT Information and Fact Sheets

24 August 2026

Information Sheet

Social and Cultural Contexts

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24 August 2026

Factsheet 1

What is child sexual development?

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24 August 2026

Factsheet 2

Understanding problematic and harmful sexual behaviours

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24 August 2026

Factsheet 3

Considerations for Aboriginal children and young people

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24 August 2026

Factsheet 4

Considerations for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and young people

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24 August 2026

Factsheet 5

Considerations for LGBTQIA+ children and young people

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PDF 270KB

24 August 2026

Factsheet 6

Disability and neurodiversity

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PDF 273KB

Webinar on Problematic and Harmful Sexual Behaviours

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction to Children and Young People's Sexual Development

Webinar

2 minutes

Chapter 2: Foundations of Children and Young People's Sexual Development

Build your understanding of Children and Young Peoples' sexual development and developmentally expected sexual behaviours by age and stage

Webinar

5 minutes

Chapter 3: Recognising Problematic and Harmful Sexual Behaviours (PHSB)

Build your capacity and confidence in a contextual understanding of sexual development and sexual behaviours. Support appropriate identification of behaviours as developmentally expected, problematic or harmful

Webinar

7 minutes

Chapter 4: Responding to PHSB Concerns and Safeguarding

Understand the importance of identifying and responding appropriately (in a child-centred, non-stigmatising way) to Problematic and Harmful Sexual Behaviours

Webinar

7 minutes

Chapter 5: Supporting Children, Young People and their Families/Carers

Explore trauma responsive and child-centred approaches to supporting Children and Young People and their families/carers

Webinar

7 minutes

Chapter 6: Support for Professionals

Find out about the range of supports available to workers responding to Children and Young People's Problematic and Harmful Sexual Behaviours

Webinar

4 minutes

Sexual Development & Behaviours

Together We Can brings together resources to help you prevent, recognise and respond to problematic and harmful sexual behaviour in children and young people.

Further information

Together We Can is currently being piloted. Public access to the site is expected to be available in coming months.

Access the SB-CaRT

The NSW Sexual Behaviours Context and Response Tool for Children and Young People has feasibility testing planned for the second half of 2026. This is to evaluate the tool and make improvements before it is implemented more broadly. Access to the tool is only available for people who are part of the feasibility testing at this time. For more information contact: MOH-PARVAN@health.nsw.gov.au

Ask about using the Tool