Prevention of child sexual abuse in the United States: Scoping review of United States legislative policies

CONCLUSIONS: Despite decades of legislative action for CSA prevention across the US, only a few studies have assessed the effects of these policies. These findings highlight the need for additional research to ensure that CSA prevention policies such as CSA prevention education in schools and mandated reporting practices are working as intended.PMID:38552558 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106747

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - March 29, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Claire E Helpingstine Valentina C Jadue Zalaquett Catherine A Murphy Melissa T Merrick Wade Fickler Jetta Bernier J Bart Klika Source Type: research