scholarly journals Preventing the Onset of Child Sexual Abuse by Targeting Young Adolescents With Universal Prevention Programming

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. Letourneau ◽  
Cindy M. Schaeffer ◽  
Catherine P. Bradshaw ◽  
Kenneth A. Feder
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Universal Prevention ◽  
Adolescent Dating Violence ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Early Evaluation

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious public health problem that increases risk for physical and mental health problems across the life course. Young adolescents are responsible for a substantial portion of CSA offending, yet to our knowledge, no validated prevention programs that target CSA perpetration by youth exist. Most existing efforts to address CSA rely on reactive criminal justice policies or programs that teach children to protect themselves; neither approach is well validated. Given the high rates of desistance from sexual offending following a youth’s first CSA-related adjudication, it seems plausible that many youth could be prevented from engaging in their first offense. The goal of this article is to examine how school-based universal prevention programs might be used to prevent CSA perpetrated by adolescents. We review the literature on risk and protective factors for CSA perpetration and identify several promising factors to target in an intervention. We also summarize the literature on programs that have been effective at preventing adolescent dating violence and other serious problem behaviors. Finally, we describe a new CSA prevention program under development and early evaluation and make recommendations for program design characteristics, including unambiguous messaging, parental involvement, multisession dosage, skills practice, and bystander considerations.

scholarly journals Zero Tolerance of Children’s Sexual Abuse from Interreligious Dialogue

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 549
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Pulido ◽  
Ana Vidu ◽  
Roseli Rodrigues de Mello ◽  
Esther Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Child sexual abuse is a social problem that concerns our societies. The sustainable development goals have highlighted the eradication of child sexual abuse as one of the highest-priority goals of this century. Breaking the silence within religious communities is an essential step going forward. Therefore, establishing a dialogue between people of different religions is crucial to achieving this goal. The purpose of this article is to explore whether there are current interreligious dialogue initiatives based on scientific recommendations to prevent child sexual abuse. The method used herein is a qualitative document analysis of the selected initiatives. The results indicate that interreligious dialogue initiatives include scientific recommendations in their prevention programs. Furthermore, these successful initiatives connect religious values and the need to support victims and to break their silence. Based on these results, it can be concluded that interreligious initiatives for child sexual abuse prevention programs based on scientific evidence are crucial in order to eradicate child sexual abuse.

Bioethical Issues and Secondary Prevention for Nonoffending Individuals with Pedophilia

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (02) ◽  
pp. 264-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
AINSLIE HEASMAN ◽  
THOMAS FOREMAN
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Secondary Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Mandatory Reporting ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽  
Abusive Behavior ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Bioethical Issues

Abstract:Child sexual abuse is a global problem with significant emotional, psychological, and financial implications to victims, perpetrators, and society. Most child sexual abuse prevention programs target young children or those who have already engaged in abusive behavior, in order to prevent further offending. There are numerous secondary prevention programs targeting individuals at-risk of various health conditions in an effort to reduce the likelihood they will go on to experience a particular illness or disease. Considerable research exists regarding the risk factors for engaging in child sexual abuse and more specifically the factors contributing to reoffense. We argue that engaging in secondary prevention programs for people with pedophilia, in order to prevent child sexual abuse, is an ethically responsible and necessary practice. Secondary prevention programs with this focus are reviewed, along with the implications of mandatory reporting in doing this work.

scholarly journals School Nurses Avoid Addressing Child Sexual Abuse

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisbet Engh Kraft ◽  
GullBritt Rahm ◽  
Ulla-Britt Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Individual

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a global public health problem with major consequences for the individual child and society. An earlier Swedish study showed that the school nurses did not initially talk about nor mention CSA as one form of child abuse. For the child to receive adequate support, the disclosure is a precondition and is dependent on an available person prepared to listen. The aim of the study was to explore the ability of the school nurses to detect and support sexually abused children. It is a secondary analysis of focus group interviews with school nurses. Thematic analysis was performed. Results showed that the school nurses avoided addressing CSA due to arousal of strong emotions, ambivalence, and a complicated disclosure process. In order to detect CSA and support abused children, attentiveness of sexual abuse as a possible cause of physical and mental ill-health is crucial.

Resilience in Child Sexual Abuse:Role of Protective Factors

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Divya Ravindran ◽  
Janardhana N ◽  
Indiramma V
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences ◽  
Sexual Abuse Victims

Child sexual abuse is a major public health problem with significant psychosocial consequences (Afifi & Macmillan, 2011). All child sexual abuse victims do not depict adverse consequences in later life. The variability of impact in a potentially traumatic experience like child sexual abuse is explained by the construct of resilience and it being the outcome of the influence of certain protective factors (Henley, 2010). The present article conceptualizes resilience in the area of child sexual abuse where individual, familial and community level factors are identified as predictors to fostering resilience. Formulation and development of effective interventions to reduce the impairment following child sexual abuse and to foster resilience in children, adolescents and survivors are recommended.

scholarly journals “Aventuras do Búzio e da Coral” – Benefícios do jogo de prevenção universal do abuso sexual para crianças em idade escolar

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Joana Dias Alexandre ◽  
Rute Agulhas ◽  
Helena Carvalho ◽  
Catarina Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Universal Prevention ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Post Test

Sexual abuse is a high prevalence problematic that has a very significative and negative impact in a child or young person’s life, its family and the community. Disseminating the usage of universal prevention programs is fundamental. The aim of this study is to analyze whether the game “Vamos prevenir! As aventuras do Búzio e da Coral” (Agulhas et al., 2016), designed to be played by children between 6 and 10 years old, promotes the acquisition of knowledge to deal with eventual sexual abuse situations. We developed a quantitative study (with pre and post test), with a sample of 101 children from that age group, male and female, which had played the game. The results show that children evaluated the game in a very positive way; statistically significant differences in the number of incorrect and uncertain answers were found from the pre to the post test. Although modest, these results show the importance of increasing children’s understanding about sexual abuse enhancing protection factors.

scholarly journals Risk Factors of Sexual Abuse among School going Children in Primary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Maranga ◽  
Patrick Onyango ◽  
Dickens Omondi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Day Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Child sexual abuse is a public health problem with negative physical, mental, behavioral and learning outcomes to survivors. Recent Kenya Demographic Health Survey showed that 22% of women and 13% of men in western Kenya have experienced sexual abuse compared to 14% women and 6% men nationally. Its burden, predisposing factors and, sources of or reasons for differential exposure for boys are yet unclear. Whereas schools have a major influence on a child’s development and behavior, they have been identified as important settings where child sexual abuse might occur. However, how sexual abuse is patterned by type and location of school remains an open question. The present study investigated risk factors of sexual abuse among school-going children in primary schools in Kisumu County. Using a cross-sectional study design and guided by the ecological model, the study determined association between type of school and sexual abuse; association between location of school and sexual abuse, and spaces that predispose school-going children to sexual abuse in primary schools. A sample of 398 pupils aged between 10 – 16 years randomly identified participants from 37 pre-selected primary schools in Kisumu Central and Kisumu West sub-Counties was used. The schools had been stratified by location (rural and urban) and type (public or private, boarding or day). Parental permission was sought for respective pupils to participate in the study. Data from pupils was collected using self-administered questionnaires and focus group discussions, and key informant interviews from guidance and counseling teachers. The mean age of participants was 13 years. More pupils attended day schools than boarding schools (88% versus 12%; p= 0.017). Forced sex (29%) was the most common type of sexual abuse. More girls than boys had ever experienced any type of sexual abuse 29% versus 20%; p=0.038. Whereas there was no statistical difference in pupils’ experience of sexual abuse by type and location of school x2= 2.044; p>0.05 and x2= 0.823 p>0.05, pupils thought that attending public day schools is associated with higher risk for sexual abuse mainly while walking to and from home. Pupils cited bushes inside school (52%), latrines/toilets (51%) and bushes outside school (50%) as spaces where one is more likely to experience sexual abuse. Being a female pupil was the most significant risk factor for sexual abuse in the primary schools surveyed. This indicates that gendered predisposition plays an important role in occurrence of sexual abuse in primary schools. Though not statistically significant in this study, it is plausible that risky spaces and type of schools might modify female gender predisposition in subtler ways as suggested from the pupils’ perspectives. There is need for a gendered focus in a complex primary schooling environment

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