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CSAM

Stands for Child Sexual Abuse Material, a term referring to images or videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Multidisciplinary child abuse team

A professional group including representatives from health, social services, law enforcement, and legal agencies who collaborate to investigate child abuse cases and provide support to victims.

Covered person

A person under the age of 18 who is either a victim of a crime of physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, or kidnapping, or a witness to a crime committed against another person.

Protected information

Sensitive personal details of a covered person, such as their name, address, phone number, online identifiers, medical records, or educational records, which are legally protected from public disclosure.

Exploitation (of a child)

Refers specifically to child pornography, child sex trafficking, or creating/distributing an obscene visual depiction of a child.

Psychological abuse

A pattern of actions, threats, or coercive tactics intended to degrade, humiliate, intimidate, or terrorize a child, or the infliction of trauma on a child through isolation, withholding necessities, physical restraint, or degrading confinement without consent.