The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education on Knowledge and Skills of Grade 4 Elementary School Pupils in a Rural Area of Henan Province, China

Child sexual abuse (CSA) threatens children’s safety and even their lives. CSA is increasing steadily, despite the government’s efforts to decrease and prevent its incidence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education (C-SAPE) program on fifth-grade elementary school students’ competence in terms of their knowledge and self-protective behaviors. Participants included 39 children who completed the C-SAPE program and a control group of 50 children. A nonequivalent control group pre-/posttest design was used to examine the effectiveness of C-SAPE. Significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups’ mean difference (post–pre) in competence scores ( t = 3.354, p = .001), especially in the category of self-protective behaviors ( t = 2.641, p = .010). The C-SAPE program may be effective in increasing elementary school students’ self-protective behaviors related to sexual abuse.

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45.2 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES IMPLEMENTING THE SECOND STEP CHILD PROTECTION UNIT

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.jaac.2020.07.812 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (10) ◽

pp. S335

Author(s):

Kathleen Allen

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Child Sexual Abuse ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Child Protection ◽

Second Step ◽

Abuse Prevention ◽

Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽

Prevention Education ◽

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽

Teachers Experiences

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Parent engagement and involvement in education for children and young people’s online, relationship, and sexual safety : A rapid evidence assessment and implications for child sexual abuse prevention education

10.24268/acu.8w9w4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sebastian Trew ◽

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Daryl Higgins ◽

Douglas Russell ◽

Kerryann Walsh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Child Sexual Abuse ◽

Parent Engagement ◽

Parent Participation ◽

Educational Programs ◽

Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽

Prevention Education ◽

School Based ◽

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽

Evidence Review

[Excerpt] We recently conducted a rapid evidence review on educational programs that focus on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention (Trew et al., 2021). In that review, we learned that child-focused CSA prevention education could be enhanced by looking at how to improve the parent engagement or involvement. We know from a previous review (Hunt & Walsh, 2011), that parents’ views about CSA prevention education are important. But further evidence is needed to develop concrete strategies for strengthening parent engagement in appropriate and effective ways. As identified in the above-mentioned review (Trew et al., 2021), prominent researchers in the CSA prevention field have noted that if prevention efforts are to be successful, it is imperative to include parents (Hunter, 2011; Mendelson & Letourneau, 2015; J. Rudolph & M.J. Zimmer-Gembeck, 2018; Wurtele & Kenny, 2012). This research focuses on two complementary aspects of parent engagement in CSA prevention: (i) parent participation in parent-focused CSA prevention (ii) parent participation in school-based or child-focused CSA prevention.

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