Connecting the Dots: The Case for a Child-Rights Based Public Health Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in the Caribbean

Diplôme Master d'études avancées Connecting the Dots: The Case for a Child-Rights Based Public Health Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in the Caribbean eng 2025-06-10 author Ferreira Carolina 440830 director Duperrex Olivier 0000-0002-0932-6846 91638 106 In October 2024, UNICEF estimated that 90 million children alive today have experienced sexual violence, and more than a billion adults are themselves survivors of sexual violence experienced in childhood. Despite providing shocking and invaluable information, it highlights the lack of consistent, reliable data on sexual violence against children (VAC). Health experts consider there is an epidemic of child sexual abuse (CSA) with direct and indirect impact on many physical and mental health outcomes, including HIV & AIDS. The Caribbean region has the second highest rate of HIV prevalence in the world, and CSA is one of the cultural and social factors driving the epidemic within the region. A growing number of researchers, practitioners, and advocates call for a more holistic, multi-disciplinary response rooted in public health to tackle the complex, multifaceted issue of CSA. Focusing on the prevention of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean region, this study aims to connect children’s rights framework and the public health approach to violence prevention. It could help inform the adoption of a public health approach to CSA prevention within the Cayman Islands. Dewey 342.7 Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights 196 Centre interfacultaire en droits de l'enfant 0DK false b14b56ad-c846-4adc-a148-37a41fd6b875 Master thesis Public MCR_23-24_Dissertation-_Carolina_FE.pdf 8376279 application/pdf 8a3a3045b85570f69e957931ddea6be537c7629511e8f97d92274202fade6163 openAccess Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire en droits de l'enfant

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