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From Research to Action: Advancing Prevention and Response to Violence against Children: Report on the Global Violence against Children Meeting
Technical reports

From research to action: Advancing prevention and response to violence against children

This report summarizes the content and recommendations that emerged from the Global Meeting on Violence against Children in Ezulwini, Swaziland, 2014.

Sage journals
VACS journal articles

Applying structural equation modeling to measure violence exposure and its impact on mental health: Malawi Violence Against Children and Young Women Survey, 2013

This study examines exposure to multiple forms of violence among Malawian children and youth and their association with mental health outcomes.

2013 National Plan of Action to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Children in Tanzania
National Action Plans

Tanzania: Multi sector national plan of action to prevent and respond to violence against children 2013-2016

Moving from research into action, the Multi-Sector Task Force agreed key “Priority Responses” across a number of sectors to address the problem of violence: the Police, Justice, Education, Health and Social Welfare, HIV and AIDS, Local Government, Community Development, Civil Society and the Religious Community.

Journal of epidemiology and global health
VACS journal articles

A national survey of childhood physical abuse among females in Swaziland

Explore this study on the scope and characteristics of childhood physical abuse in Swaziland.

Protocol on the Multi-Sectoral Management of Sexual Abuse and Violence in Zimbabwe
VACS reports

Protocol on the multi-sectoral management of sexual abuse and violence in Zimbabwe

Explore the protocols on the multi-sectoral management of sexual abuse and violence in Zimbabwe.

Kenya VACS Report 2012
VACS reports

Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2012 (data collection 2010)

Explore the data in Kenya's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Kenya I country fact sheet
Fact sheets

Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2012 (data collection 2010)

An overview of data found in Kenya's 2012 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Zimbabwe national baseline survey VACS report 2011
Technical reports

Zimbabwe Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2011

The National baseline survey on life experiences of adolescents is the first nationally representative study on violence against children in Zimbabwe.

Tanzania VACS 2011
VACS reports

Tanzania Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2011 (data collection 2009)

Explore the data in Tanzania's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Tanzania country fact sheet
Fact sheets

Tanzania Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2011 (data collection 2009)

An overview of the data found in Tanzania's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Bulletin of the WHO
VACS journal articles

Risk factors associated with sexual violence towards girls in Swaziland

This article explores risk factors for sexual violence in childhood in a nationally representative sample of females aged 13 to 24 years in Swaziland.

Kenya VACS Summary Response Plan
National Action Plans

Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) summary response plan 2010

Learn about Kenya's response plan to understand how violence happens and provides tools to stop violent behavior before it starts.

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