Disclosure, reporting and help seeking among child survivors of violence: a cross-country analysis.
Audrey PereiraAmber PetermanAnastasia Naomi NeijhoftRobert BulumaRocio Aznar DabanAminul IslamEsmie Tamanda Vilili KainjaInah Fatoumata KalogaThey KheamAfrooz Kaviani JohnsonM Catherine MaternowskaAlina PottsChivith RottanakChea SamnangMary ShawaMiho YoshikawaTia PalermoPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
Across countries examined, help-seeking and receipt of formal services is low for children experiencing physical and/or sexual violence, with few consistent factors identified which facilitated help-seeking. Further understanding of help seeking, alongside improved data quality and availability will aid prevention responses, including the ability to assist child survivors in a timely manner.