All: What works to prevent sexual violence against children: Evidence review
Gender norms and health: Insights from global survey data
This article explores how the use of innovative approaches to analyzing proxies for gender norms, generated evidence that gender norms impact the health of women and men across life stages, health sectors, and world regions.
Risk factors for childhood violence and poly-victimization: A cross-country analysis from three regions
Explore this analysis looking at risk factors of childhood emotional, physical, sexual violence, and polyvictimization for children aged 13–17 from Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys across six countries.
Out Of The Shadows Index and Report
The Out of the Shadows Index is a benchmarking index developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit to cast a spotlight on how 40 countries are addressing sexual violence against children. The Out of the Shadows Index does not attempt to measure the scale of the problem in each country and does not provide information on the prevalence of sexual violence against children. Rather, it serves as a tool to show how child sexual abuse and exploitation are being prioritized at the national level, highlighting areas for advancement against the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which include a target to end all forms of violence against children by 2030 (SDG 16.2).
Sampling design and methodology of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys
This study describes the surveys’ target population, sampling design, statistical considerations, data collection process, priority violence indicators, and data dissemination.
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Critical elements of interviewer training for engaging children and adolescents in global violence research: Best practices and lessons learned from the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS)
This white paper seeks to fill a gap in the field by describing strategies for interviewer recruitment and training for population-based studies on violence with child research participants.
Nigeria: A Pathfinding country
This document sets out the pathway that Nigeria will take to achieve the goal of ending violence against children.
Strengthening linkages between clinical and social/community services for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence: A companion guide
This document serves as a companion guide to the 2012 Clinical management of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence: Technical considerations for PEPFAR Programs, which provides step-by-step guidance on the appropriate clinical/forensic care for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence and exploitation.
Priorities for research, monitoring and evaluation: Building the new agenda for Violence Against Children (VAC)
Explore this summary report on the Together for Girls experts meeting with key partners working to combat violence against children (VAC) from the fields of human rights, HIV/AIDS, and violence against women (VAW).
Considerations for developing comprehensive national actions to prevent and respond to violence against children
This document builds on The Together for Girls Partnership: Linking Violence Against Children Surveys to coordinated and effective action, consolidating lessons learned from countries undertaking the national action planning process.
Preventing sexual violence and HIV in children
This study explores the evidence linking violence against women and HIV, including on the cycle of violence and the links between violence against children and women.
The long-term health consequences of child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The aim of this study in 2012 was to summarize the evidence relating to the possible relationship between child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, and subsequent mental and physical health outcomes.
Technical action framework 2011
The purpose of the Technical action framework is to provide key stakeholders with an overview of the strategies that can be used to prevent and reduce sexual violence and its consequences to children, especially girls.