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Preventing Harmful Sexual Behaviour and Child Sexual Exploitation for children & young people living in residential care: A scoping review in the Australian context.
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Children & Youth Services Review . Nov2017, Vol. 82, p373-382. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Harmful Sexual Behavior and Child Sexual Exploitation are problems of significant proportion for children & young people living in out-of-home care. The aim of this review was to conduct a scoping exercise of the evidence about preventing these problems with the intent of summarising and disseminating knowledge to policy-makers, practitioners and researchers. Five electronic databases were searched in November and December 2016, including: PscyhINFO; Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts; SocINDEX; Web of Science; and Education Resource Information Centre. The search was guided by the research question: What is known about preventing Harmful Sexual Behavior and Child Sexual Exploitation for children & young people living in residential out-of-home care settings? Twenty papers were included in the review, including: seven peer-reviewed journal articles; three reports for government; two presentation transcripts; two literature reviews; one qualitative research report; one report for a government inquiry; one submission to a government inquiry; one consultation paper for a government inquiry; one guideline; and one educational resource. Three major thematic categories were identified in the evidence: (i) constructing educative interventions for children & young people and workers ; (ii) targeting grooming and problematic sexual behavior ; and (iii) providing a holistic response and a way out . The review revealed that the current prevention response to Harmful Sexual Behavior and Child Sexual Exploitation for children & young people living in residential care is under-developed. Promising program, service or practice elements relating to the prevention of Harmful Sexual Behavior and Child Sexual Exploitation were identified and three interventions suggested for future prevention efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of child sexual abuse
*CHILD sexual abuse
*BEHAVIOR therapy
*CHILD behavior
*HOLISTIC medicine
*PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
*RISK-taking behavior
*HUMAN sexuality
*TEENAGERS' conduct of life
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*LITERATURE reviews
*THEMATIC analysis
*RESIDENTIAL care
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01907409
- Volume :
- 82
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Children & Youth Services Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126164840
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.008