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Overview
If child sexual abuse is understood and approached as a public health problem – in that it affects all communities, its impacts can be multiple, long lasting and costly, and it can be prevented from occurring in the first place – this can provide a helpful framework through which prevention activity can be planned and delivered. There is no reason why we cannot stop child sexual abuse before it occurs by employing a public health approach, however, the very implications of a public health approach mean an effective preventative response will require effort from all areas of society - individual, relational, familial, community, professional, societal and system levels.
In this session we will update you on the progress to create a child sexual abuse prevention framework, informed by a public health model – and the goal of being the first country in the world to adopt one.
My membership is something I value as I work in academia, my knowledge and expertise is enhanced by the AoCPP community itself and the Child Abuse Review journal. I enjoy and receive great benefit from the opportunity to attend conference events and Congress to "tap into" cutting edge research and evidence of best practice nationally and internationally, all of which benefit the students on my teaching programmes and my own research and publications
