Rudolph, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4878-3537, Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J, Shanley, Dianne and Hawkins, Russell (2017) Child sexual abuse prevention opportunities: parenting, programs and the reduction of risk. In: Annual Mental Health Conference, 1st August 2017, Gold Coast. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Due to the high incidence, and detrimental mental health consequences, of child sexual abuse (CSA), effective prevention remains at the forefront of public and mental health research, prevention and intervention agendas. The purpose of this review was to explore how prevention opportunities can move beyond parental discussion with children about CSA risks and protective
behaviours, to include parents in new and innovative ways. After reviewing a number of questions surrounding child-focused CSA prevention and research on risks for CSA, it is proposed that parents (and other adults) can play a significant role as protectors of children via two pathways: i) directly, through the strong external barriers afforded by supervision, monitoring and involvement and,
ii) indirectly, by promoting children's competence, mental well being and selfesteem, which evidence suggests may deflect others from identifying them as potential victims of abuse.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Poster)
Additional Information:	School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, Russell Hawkins, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	child sexual abuse; prevention; parenting
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
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Last Modified:	18 Jul 2022 12:53
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37034

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