South African Journal of Arts Therapies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 72 - 88
Published: July 13, 2023
This
article
examines
the
use
of
art
therapy
for
facilitating
disclosure
among
those
who
have
experienced
childhood
sexual
abuse
(CSA)
in
South
Africa.
Disclosure
CSA
is
a
difficult
and
complex
process,
traditional
therapeutic
approaches
are
not
always
effective.
Traditional
talk
Africa
often
hampered
by
cultural
barriers,
lack
knowledge
resources,
tendency
to
view
as
once-off
event
rather
than
process.
Art
can
provide
safe
non-threatening
space
survivors
express
their
emotions,
communicate
experiences,
process
feelings
associated
with
CSA.
study
sheds
light
on
mechanisms
change
valuable
resource
mental
health
professionals
working
researchers
interested
potential
intervention.
argues
that
be
powerful
tool
help
find
voice
disclose
initiate
healing
Child Abuse & Neglect,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
137, P. 106053 - 106053
Published: Jan. 20, 2023
Local
multi-agency
case
reviews
are
regularly
held
in
England
when
children
have
suffered
significant
harm
from
abuse
or
neglect,
including
child
sexual
(CSA).
Most
CSA
takes
place
within
families,
is
common
but
under-reported
and
can
cause
long-term
harm.The
aim
was
to
analyse
English
protection
relating
intrafamilial
identify
improvements
for
professional
practice.Local
Child
Safeguarding
Practice
Reviews
(LCSPRs)
Serious
Case
(SCRs)
serious
incidents
of
occurring
between
01
April
2017
31
March
2020.LCSPRs
SCRs
were
obtained
the
National
Review
Repository
thematically
analysed.There
243
reviews,
which
25
featured
CSA.
The
main
themes
related
perpetrators,
vulnerable
practice.
Half
perpetrators
known
by
services
previously
abused
children,
issues
with
practice
enabled
them
continue.
did
not
disclose
verbally
showing
challenging
sexualised
behaviour;
professionals
lacked
knowledge
confidence
on
how
intervene
without
verbal
disclosure,
limited
safeguarding
actions.
Non-engagement
families
common,
some
non-abusing
parents
complicit
deception.
Significant
neglect
occurred
half
diverted
attention
away
CSA.CSA
deliberate
involving
considerable
deception
contrast
other
types
abuse.
This
difference
abuser
behaviour
makes
more
difficult,
particularly
do
recognise
respond
children's
non-verbal
disclosures.
Criminal Justice and Behavior,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
This
paper
examines
the
exploitation
of
marginalized
children
and
youth
at
risk
violent
victimization
sexual
by
networks
adult
criminals.
Using
UK
as
an
example,
we
consider
various
public
inquiries
that
identified
serious
failings
in
criminal
justice,
social
care,
health,
educational
systems.
These
reports
said
had
been
exploited
criminals
over
time.
They
also
described
a
sense
defeatism
lack
agency
among
justice
service
agencies
to
address
social,
criminal,
health
problems
associated
with
this
form
child
exploitation.
We
discuss
research
illuminates
issue
suggest
some
avenues
for
building
trust
between
victims/survivors,
community
members,
agencies,
services.
Practice in Clinical Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(3), P. 217 - 230
Published: July 1, 2024
Objective:
With
the
expanded
use
of
Internet,
online
child
sexual
abuse
has
been
facilitated
through
growing
number
malicious
websites
that
allow
criminals
to
interact
with
children.Online
involves
acquiring,
displaying,
collecting,
and
distributing
content
obtain
satisfaction
from
a
child.Online
threatens
public
mental
health
society
its
adverse
effects
on
children
families.To
this
end,
present
study
aims
review
studies
provide
comprehensive
picture
phenomenon.Methods:
This
was
conducted
qualitative
systematic
method.The
research
population
113
articles
published
in
scientific
databases
last
decade
about
dimensions.The
sample
consisted
22
articles,
which
were
selected
based
thematic
monitoring
theoretical
saturation
data
via
purposive
sampling.The
collected
analysis
studied
documents
records.Results:
Data
revealed
indicators
are
divided
into
4
dimensions,
9
categories,
56
subcategories,
including
knowledge
components
(low
cyber
knowledge,
unawareness
boundaries
activities,
low
media
literacy),
psychological
(intrapersonal,
interpersonal,
personality,
interactive
factors),
approach-based
(cyberbullying,
intimacy,
sexual-emotional
abuse),
environmental
(cyberspace
features
distribution
platforms).
Conclusion:Paying
attention
virtual
environment
for
learners
leads
reduction
existing
injuries
environment.Identifying
allows
educational
leaders
those
involved
space
examine
various
dimensions.
Child Abuse Review,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(3)
Published: May 1, 2024
Abstract
Over
decades,
research
practitioners
have
highlighted
how
survivors
of
sexual
abuse
in
childhood
face
strong
forms
stigma
including
victim‐blaming,
shame
and
social
isolation.
However,
the
data
evidence
are
disproportionately
slanted
towards
global
North.
Shifting
focus
to
South,
this
reflective
piece
draws
on
two
substantial
multicountry
projects
highlight
expectations
experiences
young
child
exploitation
(CSEA)
their
quest
for
support.
By
applying
a
socio‐ecological
analysis,
it
demonstrates
societal
stigma—from
both
professionals
people
themselves—compounds
help‐seeking
process.
The
findings
support
well‐documented
concept
that
disclosing
violence
is
an
ongoing—not
singular—process
depends
series
interactions
at
individual,
interpersonal
institutional
levels
ecosystem.
Building
better
trauma‐informed
responses
likely
help;
however,
only
services
falls
short,
especially
countries
where
protection
systems
struggle
thrive.
A
concurrent
transformative
shift
gender
norms
across
ecosystem
essential
address
seemingly
intractable
challenges
prevention
response.
