An Integrated Systems Model for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

This book sets out an integrated systems model which utilizes a public health approach and 'whole of society' philosophy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. It guides those engaged in policy, practice and planning concerning gender based violence and child abuse towards a more systemic approach to tackling these problems.

Autorentext

Adele D. Jones is Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Ena Trotman Jemmott is an Organizational Psychologist and Freelance Consultant based in Barbados.

Priya E. Maharaj is a Clinical and Developmental Psychologist based at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, the University of the West Indies, Trinidad.

Hazel Da Breo, a Psychotherapist, is the Director of the Sweet Water Foundation, Grenada, an NGO dedicated to ending sexual violence directed at women and children in the Caribbean.

Inhalt

1. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - An Integrated Systems Model 2. The Roots to Violence 3. Sexually Harmful Attitudes and Male Privilege 4. Women's Spaces, Voices and Action 5. The Elephants in the System 6. Collective Complacency and Engendering Community Action 7. Caribbean Childhoods