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Child sexual abuse poses a serious threat to public health and is often unreported, unrecognized, and untreated. Prevention, early recognition, and treatment are critically important to reduce long-term effects. Little data are available on effective methods of preventing child sexual abuse. The current research demonstrates a unique approach to promoting awareness and stimulating discussion about child sexual abuse. Qualitative methods have rarely been used to study child sexual abuse prevention. Qualitative inductive analyses of interviews from 20 key informants identified both positive and negative assessments with six emergent themes. The themes revealed inherent tensions in using narrative accounts to represent the complex cultural context within which child sexual abuse occurs. More research is needed, but the program shows potential as a methodology to raise awareness of child sexual abuse.

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In the twentieth century, technology developments paved the way for the emergence of a broad range of technology‐based approaches to help consumers. As clinicians gain new skill sets to be able to provide a range of treatments, the gap between technological advantages and policies guiding the provision of therapeutic services has hampered widespread use of such intervention approaches. Most clinicians view the use of technology as an adjunctive approach, especially for more serious mental health concerns. The type and variety of self‐help approaches has been expanding steadily, although means to maintain confidentiality remain a concern.