It Is Time to Focus on Prevention: a Scoping Review of Practices Associated with Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Australian Policy Implications

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dc.contributor.authorVosz, M., McPherson, L., Tucci, J., Mitchell, J., Fernandes, C., & Macnamara, N.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T19:47:31Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T19:47:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant public health problem, impacting individuals, families and communities across the lifespan. This systematic scoping review aimed to identify practices associated with the prevention of CSA before it happens using the PRISMA method (Moher et al., 2009). Nine databases were searched for empirical literature, resulting in a sample of 47 articles addressing the prevention of child sexual abuse. A definition of CSA prevention and research questions were developed in consultation with subject matter experts to provide a conceptual guide for analysing available empirical and theoretical literature published between 2012 and 2022. Studies were excluded that reported on CSA education. Included articles were analysed to identify common elements of prevention approaches and the policy conditions enabling and constraining prevention. Three approaches were identified: (i) engaging and stopping those at risk of using sexually harmful behaviour; (ii) situational prevention in child- and youth-serving organisations; (iii) preventing the emergence of CSA by promoting healthy families and communities. The article also discusses policy settings that enable and constrain CSA prevention in Australia and identifies gaps in existing research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVosz, M., McPherson, L., Tucci, J., Mitchell, J., Fernandes, C., & Macnamara, N. (2022). It Is Time to Focus on Prevention: a Scoping Review of Practices Associated with Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Australian Policy Implications. International journal on child maltreatment: research, policy and practice, 1-29.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42448-022-00143-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5683
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational journal on child maltreatment: research, policy and practiceen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectreviewen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectAustraliaen_US
dc.subjectrisken_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.titleIt Is Time to Focus on Prevention: a Scoping Review of Practices Associated with Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Australian Policy Implicationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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