Familial Influences on Recantation in Substantiated Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Malloy, Lindsay C.; Mugno, Allison P.; Rivard, Jillian R.; Lyon, Thomas D.; Quas, Jodi A.

doi:10.1177/1077559516650936

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“…In this case, treatment engagement will likely be impaired for the parent who does not believe the child. In turn, when this disbelief is overtly or unintentionally conveyed to the youth, the child may question the validity of their own CSA experience or their worthiness for help, causing difficulties for processing their emotions in treatment (Malloy, Mugno, Rivard, Lyon, & Quas, 2016).…”

Section: Child and Caregiver Perceptions And Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying and addressing barriers to treatment for child sexual abuse survivors and their non-offending caregivers

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Mii

Sonnen

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Aggression and Violent Behavior

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Mental health treatment is a critical part of an effective and compassionate response to the disclosure of child sexual abuse (CSA). Given the vast negative consequences for children and families following CSA, engagement in treatment can benefit youth and their non-offending caregivers. Yet, these families face unique barriers to treatment initiation, adherence, and effectiveness. The identification of these barriers allows clinicians, researchers, and policy makers to increase treatment utilization, engagement, and value. The current review and its recommendations derive from the existing literature combined with knowledge gained from a clinical research team with more than 20 years of experience offering a treatment program for CSA survivors and their non-offending family members. The review organizes barriers around factors related to individual characteristics of children and caregivers, perceptions and beliefs commonly held following CSA, and challenging family interactions in the context of individual and group treatment for CSA. Finally, barriers related to systemic and societal factors are examined given the importance of digitalcommons.unl.edu

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Section: Child and Caregiver Perceptions And Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying and addressing barriers to treatment for child sexual abuse survivors and their non-offending caregivers

Theimer

Mii

Sonnen

et al. 2020

Aggression and Violent Behavior

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“…Although seeing and hearing things that do not exist outside the mind, such as imaginary friends, is a normal part of child development, these hallucinations should not continue after childhood. Thus, when auditory hallucinations become an enduring problem they may be sign of sexual abuse 39 .…”

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Repercussões do abuso sexual vivenciado na infância e adolescência: revisão integrativa

Cruz

Gomes

Campos

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Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar as repercussões do abuso sexual experienciado na infância e na adolescência. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura realizada no mês de setembro de 2018, a partir da base de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde. Para busca, associou-se os seguintes descritores: Abuso Sexual de Crianças e Adolescentes and (Adultos Sobreviventes de Abuso Sexual or Desenvolvimento Infantil), considerando como critérios de inclusão: artigos originais; disponíveis completos; publicados no período de 2013 a setembro de 2018; nos idiomas português, inglês e espanhol. Após a leitura dos títulos e dos resumos, selecionou-se 16 artigos, os quais foram lidos na íntegra e organizados através de uma tabela. Os estudos evidenciaram que pessoas que experienciam abuso sexual na infância e na adolescência apresentam repercussões de ordem psicológica, física, sexual e social, as quais perduram por toda vida. O estudo oferece subsídios para alertar profissionais de saúde quanto à necessidade de investigarem sinais e sintomas sugestivos de abuso sexual, visto que experienciar tal agravo traz inúmeras repercussões para vida das vítimas.

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“…Malloy and colleagues (Malloy, Lyon, & Quas, 2007; Malloy, Mugno, Rivard, Lyon, & Quas, 2016) examined recantation in 257 dependency cases of sexual abuse substantiated by social services investigation. The authors had information about case characteristics and could address the ground truth problem.…”

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Understanding expert testimony on child sexual abuse denial after New Jersey v. J.L.G.: Ground truth, disclosure suspicion bias, and disclosure substantiation bias

Lyon

Williams

Stolzenberg

2020

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The New Jersey Supreme Court held in New Jersey v. J.L.G. (2018) that experts can no longer explain to juries why sexually abused children might deny abuse. The court was influenced by expert testimony that "methodologically superior" studies find lower rates of denial. Examining the studies in detail, we argue that the expert testimony was flawed due to three problems with using child disclosure studies to estimate the likelihood that abused children are reluctant to disclose abuse: the ground truth problem, disclosure suspicion bias, and disclosure substantiation bias. Research identifying groups of children whose abuse can be proven without reliance on disclosure reveals that denial of sexual abuse is common among abused children. 1 | INTRODUCTION In New Jersey v. J.L.G. (2018), the New Jersey Supreme Court re-evaluated the admissibility of expert testimony on child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS). CSAAS describes sexually abused children's secrecy, helplessness, entrapment, delayed disclosure, and retraction (Summit, 1983). The court held that, although scientific evidence supports the proposition that child sexual abuse victims delay disclosure, the other elements of CSAAS are not adequately supported and are not allowed in expert testimony. Specifically, the court found that experts could not explain to juries why sexually abused children might deny abuse. The court was influenced by reviews of the research asserting that "methodologically superior" studies find lower rates of denial.

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Familial Influences on Recantation in Substantiated Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

Identifying and addressing barriers to treatment for child sexual abuse survivors and their non-offending caregivers

Identifying and addressing barriers to treatment for child sexual abuse survivors and their non-offending caregivers

Repercussões do abuso sexual vivenciado na infância e adolescência: revisão integrativa

Understanding expert testimony on child sexual abuse denial after New Jersey v. J.L.G.: Ground truth, disclosure suspicion bias, and disclosure substantiation bias

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