Evaluation of an Innovative Tool for Child Sexual Abuse Education

• NCJ Number: 245135
• Journal: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 22 Issue: 4 Dated: 2013 Pages: 379-397
• Author(s): Deborah Winders Davis; Gloria Pressley-McGruder; V. Faye Jones; Deborah Potter; Michael Rowland; Melissa Currie; Bruce Gale
• Date Published: 2013
• Length: 19 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This research demonstrates a unique approach to promoting awareness and stimulating discussion about child sexual abuse.

Abstract

Child sexual abuse poses a serious threat to public health and is often unreported, unrecognized, and untreated. Prevention, early recognition, and treatment are critically important to reduce long-term effects. Little data are available on effective methods of preventing child sexual abuse. The current research demonstrates a unique approach to promoting awareness and stimulating discussion about child sexual abuse. Qualitative methods have rarely been used to study child sexual abuse prevention. Qualitative inductive analyses of interviews from 20 key informants identified both positive and negative assessments with 6 emergent themes. The themes revealed inherent tensions in using narrative accounts to represent the complex cultural context within which child sexual abuse occurs. More research is needed, but the program shows potential as a methodology to raise awareness of child sexual abuse. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.