Child sexual abuse: A follow-up study of reports to a protective service hotline |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia;2. Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia;3. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA;4. Crimes Against Children Research Center, Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA;5. Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom;6. Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Australia;7. QIMR Berghofer, Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia;8. Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;9. Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children''s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Australia;10. Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia;11. School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom;12. School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa;13. OPTENTIA, Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa;14. School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;15. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA;p. Curtin University, Perth, Australia;q. Parenting and Family Suppport Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;r. Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Canada |
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| Abstract: | While much has been written about identifying and treating cases of child sexual abuse, we know little about which services are needed, which are offered and which are used. This study followed 124 cases of child sexual abuse over a minimum period of one year. Findings indicate workers still have difficulty discussing sexual abuse, that over one-third of the cases were reported again during the study period for protective service reasons; that services are provided for less than two years in the majority of cases, and that a multitude of services are needed, but not always available. Implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions made for protective service workers and agencies. |
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