Exploring children's formal help-seeking behaviour for violence in Zimbabwe: analysis of national survey and routine service provider data.
Karen M DevriesIlan Cerna-TuroffCamilla FabbriEllen TurnerRobert NyakuwaCharles Muchemwa NhereraTendai Nhenga-ChakarisaBeaulah C NengomashaRatidzai MoyoPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Both awareness of services and help-seeking are gendered, suggesting that different strategies may be needed to support boys and girls to access the help they want. Childline in particular may be well placed to expand its outreach to boys and to receive more reports of school-related violence, and should consider efforts to reach out-of-school children.