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What can surveillance data and risk factor research contribute to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse?

What can surveillance data and risk factor research contribute to a public health approach to... The aim of this article was to consider how population‐level surveillance data and risk factor research might be applied to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse. The focus is on the collection of data in relation to ethnicity. By drawing from the four principles approach to ethical decision making developed by Beauchamp and Childress, the expected benefits of data collection are weighed against possible harms to individuals and communities. It concludes that the identification of high‐risk groups can inform prioritisation of resources, and the development of context‐specific and culturally sensitive child sexual abuse prevention and intervention programmes. However, it is crucial to explain why child sexual abuse is more prevalent in some ethnic communities than others. Explanations about causes can reduce the potential for stigmatisation and marginalisation of individuals and communities, as well as challenge widely held myths about biological determinism and inability to change. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Issues Wiley

What can surveillance data and risk factor research contribute to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse?

Australian Journal of Social Issues , Volume 53 (4) – Dec 1, 2018

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2018 Australian Social Policy Association
eISSN
1839-4655
DOI
10.1002/ajs4.46
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Abstract

The aim of this article was to consider how population‐level surveillance data and risk factor research might be applied to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse. The focus is on the collection of data in relation to ethnicity. By drawing from the four principles approach to ethical decision making developed by Beauchamp and Childress, the expected benefits of data collection are weighed against possible harms to individuals and communities. It concludes that the identification of high‐risk groups can inform prioritisation of resources, and the development of context‐specific and culturally sensitive child sexual abuse prevention and intervention programmes. However, it is crucial to explain why child sexual abuse is more prevalent in some ethnic communities than others. Explanations about causes can reduce the potential for stigmatisation and marginalisation of individuals and communities, as well as challenge widely held myths about biological determinism and inability to change.

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Australian Journal of Social IssuesWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2018

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