Preventing Child Sexual Abuse through Education: The work of Stop it Now! Wales.

Date

2018

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Publisher

Journal of sexual aggression

Abstract

This paper presents the findings from an evaluation of education and awarenessraising programmes delivered by Stop it Now! Wales, aimed at engaging parents, carers and professionals in an informed discourse about Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and how to prevent it. Crucially, the findings presented in this paper show that the majority of research participants saw benefits in attending a programme. However, this varied by the type of programme attended and the nature of the impact reported. These variations are discussed in order to contribute to our understanding about how CSA issues are experienced and understood by parents and professionals; how they experience the transition of new knowledge; and what, if any, preventative action is taken by parents and professionals as a result of attending a Stop it Now! Wales CSA education and awareness-raising programme.

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Keywords

International Resources, Wales, prevention, program evaluation, sexual abuse

Citation

Hudson, K. (2018). Preventing child sexual abuse through education: The work of Stop it Now! Wales. Journal of sexual aggression, 24(1), 99-113.

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