Explore our global resources for the effective prevention of child sexual abuse perpetration.
Explore our SCALABILITY resource hub. We know that child sexual abuse is preventable. And yet it remains a huge – but solvable – global problem. So, how can we tackle such a big and complex problem? We need to assess the best ways to prevent abuse, at scale...
There has been growing attention to child sexual abuse perpetration prevention, targeted at individuals who are at risk of perpetration. Higher-quality evaluations are greatly needed and intrafamilial perpetration prevention is a critical gap in the literature.
There are ample opportunities for intervention through treatment and/or supervision to reduce dynamic and situational risk factors using empirically supported interventions. Intervening to promote protective factors for sexual offending is more speculative and the literature less developed.
There is growing evidence about the prevalence of sending, receiving, or resharing nude images by youth (sexting). Less is known about the demographic, technology use, and social context correlates of sexting.
The majority of research on this topic has been conducted in the United States and the breadth of U.S. criminal justice policies designed to address CSA far exceed those of other countries. This chapter explores epidemiology and burden and reviews criminal justice and victim-focused efforts to address CSA.
Child sexual abuse substantively contributes to the global burden of disease. Policy makers have not supported prevention efforts in part because the public does not view it as a preventable problem. Research is required to bridge the gaps between expert and public opinion.
The program was designed to provide adolescents and their parents with knowledge and tools to help adolescents interact appropriately with younger children. Results indicate increased accuracy in knowledge about CSA and CSA-related laws, and increased intention to avoid or prevent CSA.
There has been a gradual shift to add preventive measures to after-the-fact interventions. While most existing preventive efforts focus on teaching children to protect themselves from incurring sexual harm, perpetration prevention efforts may hold more promise by addressing the onset of harmful behavior.
Improved academic achievement. Stronger relationships with parents and peers. Reduced risk-taking behaviors. These are just some of the positive outcomes that hundreds of millions of children and teens experience by participating in youth serving organizations.
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