Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Global Hand Sign is a silent cry for help — a 3-step gesture that children around the world are using to signal they are being sexually abused and are not safe.
1️⃣ Open palm
2️⃣ Place thumb across palm
3️⃣ Close fingers into a fist
If you — or another adult — see this sign, act immediately to protect the child. This could include alerting another adult, phoning authorities, noting a vehicle’s number plate, or discreetly taking photos or recording those around the child.
Learn it. Share it. Teach it.
The more children and adults who understand this sign, the better we can protect and safeguard our young people. Be the adult who notices — and knows what to do.
No child should live in fear. Protecting the children of yesterday, today, and tomorrow starts with us.
If you see something, do something.
For more on us, visit: handingtheshameback.org
The Global Hand Sign is a silent cry for help — a 3-step gesture that children around the world are using to signal they are being sexually abused and are not safe.
1️⃣ Open palm
2️⃣ Place thumb across palm
3️⃣ Close fingers into a fist
If you — or another adult — see this sign, act immediately to protect the child. This could include alerting another adult, phoning authorities, noting a vehicle’s number plate, or discreetly taking photos or recording those around the child.
Learn it. Share it. Teach it.
The more children and adults who understand this sign, the better we can protect and safeguard our young people. Be the adult who notices — and knows what to do.
No child should live in fear. Protecting the children of yesterday, today, and tomorrow starts with us.
If you see something, do something.
For more on us, visit: handingtheshameback.org
