A Blueprint for Change: Toward a National Strategy to End Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities
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2018
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Vera Institute of Justice
Abstract
This blueprint is the culmination
of literature reviews, stakeholder
interviews, roundtable discussions,
and an overall collective effort
among advocates from the fields of
child advocacy, victim services, and
disability—as well as professionals
from the criminal justice system—
to chart a course for ending sexual
abuse of children with disabilities.
Because so little work has been done
in this area, we relied heavily on our
own experiences in the field, together
with the many, many stories of sexual
abuse we have heard from people with
disabilities. The blueprint provides a brief summary of what we learned,
and offers practical suggestions for
integrating the needs of children with
disabilities into prevention efforts,
intervention efforts, and first responses.
It is our hope that entities providing
victims or disability services, together
with first responders and policymakers,
will begin implementing these
recommendations, share their lessons
learned as they do so, and continue
the dialogue on ending sexual abuse of
children with disabilities.
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child sexual abuse, disabilities, intervention, prevention
Citation
Harrell, S. (2018). A Blueprint for Change: Toward a National Strategy to End Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities. Washington, DC: Vera Institute of Justice.