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Suzanne M. Ackers; Alison M. Colbert; Hannah E. Fraley; James B. Schreiber – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a pervasive public health problem. If left undetected, CSA can result in immediate and long-term health problems, which can be mitigated through early identification. Schools are an ideal environment to implement screening measures, and school nurses (SN) are uniquely poised to intervene and respond early. The aim of…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Children, Sexual Abuse, Screening Tests
Charol Shakeshaft – Harvard Education Press, 2024
In "Organizational Betrayal," educational researcher Charol Shakeshaft advocates a system-wide approach for safeguarding K-12 students against educator sexual misconduct. She shows that practical interventions such as simply asking questions can advance the safety of children. Based on decades of inquiry into cases of student abuse in…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Safety, Prevention, Systems Approach
TeShaunda L. Hannor-Walker; Sarah O. Kitchens; Lacey A. Ricks; Lynn Bohecker; Jacque Walker – Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 2024
The commercial sexual exploitation of children is a growing concern around the world. Education about this concern is a key component to preventing further occurrences. The Committee for Children found few educational models in U.S. schools. School counselors play a significant role in preventing, identifying, and connecting students to community…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Trauma Informed Approach, School Counselors, Counselor Role
Firmin, Carlene; Lloyd, Jenny; Walker, Joanne – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2019
From sexist comments and harassment through to contact offences, schools are locations where young people experience sexual abuse from peers. This paper reports findings of a multi-site study into levers for preventing peer-sexual abuse in educational settings in England. Data gathered through practice observations, case and policy reviews and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Abuse, Prevention, School Safety
Harper, Erin A.; Kruger, Ann Cale; Varjas, Kristen; Meyers, Joel – Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2019
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a form of childhood sexual abuse involving the sexual exploitation of youth for economic gain. School-based CSEC prevention efforts have increased in recent years. While these efforts represent important progress in school-based efforts to prevent CSEC, the literature indicates that they…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Prevention, School Role
Hawn, Sage E.; Lind, Mackenzie J.; Conley, Abigail; Overstreet, Cassie M.; Kendler, Kenneth S.; Dick, Danielle M.; Amstadter, Ananda B. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: This study examined the moderating and mediating effects of perceived social support on the association between precollege sexual assault (SA) and college-onset SA. Participants: A representative sample of 6,132 undergraduates. Methods: The PLUM procedure in SPSS was used to test the moderation model, with individual regressions…
Descriptors: Rape, Intervention, Social Support Groups, Correlation
Litam, Stacey Diane A. – Professional Counselor, 2017
The social justice issue of human sex trafficking is a global form of oppression that places men, women and children at risk for sexual exploitation. Although a body of research exists on the topics of human trafficking, literature specific to the mental health implications for counselors working with this population is limited. Counselors should…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Crime, Victims of Crime
Chang, Kimberly S. G.; Lee, Kevin; Park, Terrence; Sy, Elizabeth; Quach, Thu – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2015
Introduction: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), which encompasses acts of domestic minor sex trafficking, is a hidden problem in the U.S. that affects an estimated 300,000 children. Significant health impacts to victims include violence, substance abuse, mental illness, sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy.…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Sexual Abuse, Primary Health Care, Health Services
Goldsmith, Rachel E.; Jandorf, Lina; Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis; Amend, Kandace L.; Stoudt, Brett G.; Rini, Christine; Hershman, Dawn; Neugut, Alfred; Reilly, James J.; Tartter, Paul I.; Feldman, Sheldon M.; Ambrosone, Christine B.; Bovbjerg, Dana H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: The present study investigated relations between reported childhood abuse and recent traumatic stress symptoms in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer (n = 330). Methods: As part of a larger ongoing study, patients from eight public and private hospitals were referred by their physicians and completed the Childhood Trauma…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Psychologists
Mburia-Mwalili, Adel; Clements-Nolle, Kristen; Lee, William; Shadley, Meri; Wei Yang, – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
Data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in Nevada was analyzed to determine whether social support is independently associated with depression in a population-based sample of women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV). More than a quarter (27%) of the women who were randomly chosen to participate in the survey…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Depression (Psychology), Social Support Groups
Crane, Patricia A.; Moreno, Melissa – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2011
The article will address the global and local issue of human trafficking. An estimated 20,000 people are trafficked within the U.S. each year. Trafficked people are forced, defrauded and coerced into labor and sexual service for profit of others. Traffickers use individual vulnerabilities and immigration status, language ability and poor…
Descriptors: Crime, Slavery, Victims of Crime, Health Services
Brent, David A.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Compton, Scott; Emslie, Graham; Wells, Karen; Walkup, John T.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Bukstein, Oscar; Stanley, Barbara; Posner, Kelly; Kennard, Betsy D.; Cwik, Mary F.; Wagner, Ann; Coffey, Barbara; March, John S.; Riddle, Mark; Goldstein, Tina; Curry, John; Barnett, Shannon; Capasso, Lisa; Zelazny, Jamie; Hughes, Jennifer; Shen, Sa; Gugga, S. Sonia; Turner, J. Blake – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: To identify the predictors of suicidal events and attempts in adolescent suicide attempters with depression treated in an open treatment trial. Method: Adolescents who had made a recent suicide attempt and had unipolar depression (n =124) were either randomized (n = 22) or given a choice (n = 102) among three conditions. Two…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Family Income, Suicide, Risk
Chartier, Mariette J.; Walker, John R.; Naimark, Barbara – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: Objectives of this population-based study were: (1) to examine the relative contribution of childhood abuse and other adverse childhood experiences to poor adult health and increased health care utilization and (2) to examine the cumulative effects of adverse childhood experiences on adult health and health care utilization. Methods:…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Sexual Abuse, Economically Disadvantaged, Psychopathology
Yen, Cheng-Fang; Yang, Mei-Sang; Yang, Ming-Jen; Su, Yi-Ching; Wang, Mei-Hua; Lan, Chu-Mei – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional survey study were to examine the prevalence and correlates of childhood physical and sexual abuse in adolescents living in the rural areas of Taiwan. Method: A sample of indigenous (n = 756) and non-indigenous (n = 928) adolescents was randomly selected from junior high schools in the rural areas of…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Incidence

Lowenthal, Barbara – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1996
This article describes child physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Signs that indicate abuse are provided and state reporting guidelines are examined. Special education implications of child abuse are evaluated. The unique role of the teacher in identifying abuse and interventions that teachers can employ are addressed. (CR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elementary Education, Emotional Abuse
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