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The power of Data to Action: Country experiences and lessons following Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys
This resource provides evidence that VACS data and associated processes contribute to meaningful policy change and action to end violence against children and adolescents and gender-based violence.
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Age at first exposure to violence and later mental health outcomes: A sex-disaggregated, multi-country analysis in sub-Saharan Africa
This study conducts a multi-country, gender-stratified analysis of the relationship between age at first incident of physical violence and outcomes of wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa.
Parental care status and sexual risk behavior in five nationally-representative surveys of sub-Saharan African nations
This study was a secondary analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Zambia.
Violence, SRH, health behaviors, risk, and protective factors, by level of education
Explore the results from a secondary analysis of VACS data by Together for Girls, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Global Affairs Canada.
VACS Process Paper
Linking Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys to Coordinated and Effective Action: CDC and the Together for Girls Partnership is intended to serve as a guide for countries and Together for Girls partners interested in undertaking VACS and supporting data-informed actions to address the burden and consequences of violence against children and youth.
Kenya: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Kenya.
Disclosure, reporting, and help seeking among child survivors of violence: A cross country analysis
This study explores the rarely studied prevalence and dynamics around disclosure, reporting, and help seeking behaviours of children who ever experienced physical and/or sexual violence.
Early sexual debut: A multi-country, sex-stratified analysis in sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines the outcomes associated with early sexual debut in five sub-Saharan African countries for males and females, separately.
Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2020 (data collection 2019)
An overview of the data found in Kenya's 2020 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.
Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2020 (data collection 2019)
Explore the data in Kenya's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.
National prevention and response plan on violence against children in Kenya 2019-2023
The Kenyan government has developed a national prevention and response plan (2019-2023) that aims to reduce violence against children prevalence by 40 percent.
Kenya protecting children against violence: Child friendly booklet
This booklet will give you the tools you need to help SPOT and STOP violence in your home, school and community! You’ll learn the different ways that kids experience violence, and what they, their families, communities, and YOU can do.