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The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Out‐of‐home Care: Increased Risk for Children with a Mild Intellectual Disability

The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Out‐of‐home Care: Increased Risk for Children with a Mild... Background Children without disabilities in out‐of‐home care have a higher risk of child sexual abuse (CSA (Euser et al. 2013)). In this study, we examined the year prevalence of CSA in out‐of‐home care for children with a mild intellectual disability, and compared it with the prevalence in out‐of‐home care for non‐disabled children and children in the general population. Materials and Methods Professionals (N = 104) from out‐of‐home care facilities reported cases of CSA that occurred in 2010 for the children they worked with (N = 1650). Results In out‐of‐home care for children with a mild intellectual disability, 9.8 per 1000 children were victims of CSA. This prevalence was significantly higher than in regular out‐of‐home care and in the general population. Conclusion Children with a mild intellectual disability in out‐of‐home care have an increased risk of CSA. Adequate education and support for both children and caregivers is necessary to recognize and prevent further sexual abuse. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Out‐of‐home Care: Increased Risk for Children with a Mild Intellectual Disability

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISSN
1360-2322
eISSN
1468-3148
DOI
10.1111/jar.12160
pmid
25779085
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Abstract

Background Children without disabilities in out‐of‐home care have a higher risk of child sexual abuse (CSA (Euser et al. 2013)). In this study, we examined the year prevalence of CSA in out‐of‐home care for children with a mild intellectual disability, and compared it with the prevalence in out‐of‐home care for non‐disabled children and children in the general population. Materials and Methods Professionals (N = 104) from out‐of‐home care facilities reported cases of CSA that occurred in 2010 for the children they worked with (N = 1650). Results In out‐of‐home care for children with a mild intellectual disability, 9.8 per 1000 children were victims of CSA. This prevalence was significantly higher than in regular out‐of‐home care and in the general population. Conclusion Children with a mild intellectual disability in out‐of‐home care have an increased risk of CSA. Adequate education and support for both children and caregivers is necessary to recognize and prevent further sexual abuse.

Journal

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual DisabilitiesWiley

Published: Jan 1, 2016

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