Child sexual abuse

LK Murray, A Nguyen… - Child and Adolescent …, 2014 - childpsych.theclinics.com
Sexual abuse toward children and adolescents is a stark reality worldwide. A common
misperception about child sexual abuse (CSA) is that it is a rare event perpetrated against …

Interventions for families victimized by child sexual abuse: Clinical issues and approaches for child advocacy center-based services

P Tavkar, DJ Hansen - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
Child sexual abuse poses serious mental health risks, not only to child victims but also to
non-offending family members. As the impact of child sexual abuse is heterogeneous, varied …

Telling interviewers about sexual abuse: Predictors of child disclosure at forensic interviews

T Lippert, TP Cross, L Jones, W Walsh - Child Maltreatment, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to identify characteristics that predict full disclosure by victims of sexual
abuse during a forensic interview. Data came from agency files for 987 cases of sexual …

Better together? A review of evidence for multi-disciplinary teams responding to physical and sexual child abuse

JL Herbert, L Bromfield - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Multi-Disciplinary teams (MDTs) have often been presented as the key to dealing with a
number of intractable problems associated with responding to allegations of physical and …

Evidence for the efficacy of the Child Advocacy Center model: A systematic review

JL Herbert, L Bromfield - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) model has been presented as the solution to many of the
problems inherent in responses by authorities to child sexual abuse. The lack of referral to …

Do Children's Advocacy Centers improve families' experiences of child sexual abuse investigations?

LM Jones, TP Cross, WA Walsh, M Simone - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model of child abuse investigation is
designed to be more child and family-friendly than traditional methods, but there have been …

Implementation and program evaluation of trauma-informed care training across state child advocacy centers: An exploratory study

MC Kenny, A Vazquez, H Long, D Thompson - Children and Youth …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Awareness of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is essential for all professionals
employed at child advocacy centers (CAC). This study evaluated the effectiveness of a …

Black moms matter: A qualitative approach to understanding barriers to service utilization at a children's advocacy center following childhood abuse

IW Metzger, A Moreland, RJ Garrett… - Child …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Black families are significantly less likely to receive evidence-based trauma treatment
services; however, little is known about factors impacting engagement, particularly at …

Update on childhood sexual abuse

MV Sapp, AM Vandeven - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2005 - journals.lww.com
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Criminal investigations of child abuse: The research behind “best practices”

LM Jones, TP Cross, WA Walsh… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reviews the research relevant to seven practices considered by many to be
among the most progressive approaches to criminal child abuse investigations …