Child Neglect and Abuse: Identification and Help-Seeking from Various Perspectives
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 2532
Special Issue Editors
Interests: subjective well-being of vulnerable children; child neglect from different perspectives; child maltreatment in the neighborhood and community context
Interests: youth development; at-risk youth; foster home care; residential treatment; young adults; resilience; future expectations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Child abuse and neglect is a multifaceted phenomenon that is shaped by different perspectives. Various cultures and ethnic backgrounds can have a particular impact, as well as different personal contexts, such as gender, age, race, and socioeconomic status. These different factors play especially important roles when it comes to child abuse and neglect identification and help-seeking efforts, since they involve aspects such as definitions and norms of risks, as well as community, society roles and institutes.
We are particularly interested in material on topics such as:
- Different perspectives on child maltreatment identification and definitions.
- Help-seeking patterns in different communities or from diverse perspectives.
- Child abuse and neglect identification and help-seeking in under-researched contexts (e.g., formal and non-formal educational settings, medical settings, etc.)
- Identification of neglect by various professionals or laypersons.
Articles reviewing the recent relevant literature, as well as those based on research conducted using a range of methodologies, are welcome. This Special Issue is intended to enable the community of scholars and practitioners to become more informed about how child abuse and neglect are perceived by different cultures and contexts.
Dr. Daphna Gross-Manos
Dr. Eran Melkman
Dr. Merav Jedwab
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- child abuse and neglect
- culture
- context
- diverse perspectives
Planned Papers
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Title: The messages of Child Sexual survivors for educators and the educational system
Authors: Sigad, L. I; Tener, D; Lusky-Weisrose, E.; Roe, D.; Katz, C
Affiliation: Sigad, L. I*, Tener, D, Lusky-Weisrose, E., Roe, D. & Katz, C
Abstract: *Introduction*The present study aimed to explore CSA survivors’ experiences of their abuse in the context of the educational system, and the messages they wished to convey to educators and policy makers.
*Methods* The study was based on an analysis of 61 written testimonies collected in 2020-2021 by the Israeli Independent Public Inquiry on CSA to inform policy and intervention regarding CSA. Testimonies were analyzed based on the qualitative thematic analysis approach.
*Results* Educators and the educational system alike, were central components of survivors' testimonies, having various expressions: the space for the abuse itself; as both barriers or sources of support for disclosure and treatment. Survivors stressed the need for educators to receive proper training to address CSA cases, recognizing their pivotal role in children's lives and for identifying and addressing CSA cases and educating children on sexuality, rights, and safety.
*Conclusions* CSA prevention, identification, and intervention are complex processes within the educational system. As educational institutions, settings, and educators themselves are significant in children’s lives, they have a crucial role to implement policies, practices and sexuality education in order to enhance children’s safety.
*Policy Implications*The current findings promote moving beyond individual-level interventions to focus on improving educational institutional climates and organizational cultures as they relate to CSA, in both national and international contexts.
