Browsing by Subject "Child abuse"
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A psychological assessment protocol to supplement the medical triage regarding child abuse cases admitted to emergency departments
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2016)Child abuse (CA), which includes child sexual abuse (CSA), affects many children in South Africa. The true magnitude of this problem is not fully comprehended or comprehensively reported, as many of CA cases are not reported ... -
Associations between adolescent experiences of violence in Malawi and gender-based attitudes, internalizing, and externalizing behaviors
(Elsevier, 2017)Little is known about adolescent exposure to and factors associated with violence in Malawi. The aim of this research was to describe the prevalence of exposure to violence among adolescents in Malawi, and test the hypotheses ... -
Boys in middle childhood placed in a clinic school: experiences of sexual abuse.
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2014)This study formed part of a larger research project, which aimed to develop an intervention strategy to support sexually abused boys in their middle childhood placed in a clinic school. The experiences of these boys were ... -
Disclosure of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse, help-seeking and access to abuse response services in two South African Provinces
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Physical, emotional and sexual child abuse are major problems in South Africa. This study investigates whether children know about post-abuse services, if they disclose and seek services, and what the outcomes of help-seeking ... -
The emergency removal and safety placement of children at risk : a model for planning interventions
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Child abuse remains a major problem within communities, despite all efforts to date to try to intervene with children and families. There have been countless policies drawn up which aim to protect children’s rights and ... -
An evaluation of "Isolabantwana / Eye on the children" project in the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2007)Background: As a result of the high incidence and increase of child abuse and neglect cases, a community-based child protection programme was developed in 1999. In 2003 received Child Welfare South Africa permission to ... -
The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and adult well-being
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)The norm in South Africa seems to be that ACEs happen unexpectedly, however, the impact on adult’s mental wellbeing can be minimalised, even prevented if the community can be empowered with knowledge about ACEs. Since the ... -
Shaken baby syndrome: a South African medico-legal perspective
(2014)Shaken Baby Syndrome refers to the violent and repetitive shaking of an infant, and is a form of abusive head trauma. It was first described in 1974, and has since been the topic of intensive study and discussion. The ... -
Work place adversities and resilience in a group of designated social workers in the Free State
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Child protection social workers are assigned statutory authority to protect vulnerable children and to uphold their rights. This group of professionals are at risk for several negative outcomes due to various workplace ...