The impacts of institutional child sexual abuse: A rapid review of the evidence

Blakemore, Tamara; Herbert, James; Arney, Fiona; Parkinson, Samantha

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.08.006

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“…Despite the attention and increasing research into institutional CSA, very little is known about the incidence and prevalence nor the impacts of this type of abuse and very few studies refer to female perpetrators (Blakemore, Herbert, Arney & Parkinson, 2017;Gallagher, 2000;Spröber, Schneider, Rassenhofer, Seitz, Liebhart, König and Fegert, 2014;Wolfe, Jaffe, Jette & Poisson, 2003). Research has examined a limited range of institutions (Proeve, Malvaso & Delfabbro, 2016) with much attention focused specifically on religious organisations, particularly the Catholic Church.…”

Section: Institutional Csa and Male Perpetratorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational contexts: offending, conviction and sentencing

Darling

Hackett

Jamie

2018

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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Section: Institutional Csa and Male Perpetratorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational contexts: offending, conviction and sentencing

Darling

Hackett

Jamie

2018

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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“…The present study reflects growing attention, understanding and research in the area of family violence and other types of abuse [ 33 – 35 ] with the inclusion of a specific section on what the first aider should do if someone discloses current or past abuse. Guidance is also given on what the first aider should do if the person dissociates (is ‘spaced out’, ‘shuts down’ or is ‘struggling to communicate’) or experiences a flashback.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1 Overview of statements throughout the 3 rounds of questionnaires traumatic event [31,32], and it is important that they be given permission and space to do so without judgement or pressure. The present study reflects growing attention, understanding and research in the area of family violence and other types of abuse [33][34][35] with the inclusion of a specific section on what the first aider should do if someone discloses current or past abuse. Guidance is also given on what the first aider should do if the person dissociates (is 'spaced out', 'shuts down' or is 'struggling to communicate') or experiences a flashback.…”

Section: Complexity Of Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

Offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event: a Delphi study to redevelop the 2008 guidelines

Chalmers

Jorm

Kelly³

et al. 2020

BMC Psychol

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Background Trauma has a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people globally. Friends, family and members of the public are often well positioned to provide initial assistance if someone is experiencing extreme distress following a potentially traumatic event. Expert consensus guidelines for high income, Western countries on how to do this were published in 2008. The aim of the current study was to re-develop these guidelines to ensure they are current and reflect best practice. Methods The Delphi consensus method was used to determine which helping statements should be included in the guidelines. Helping statements were derived from a systematic search of literature that considered how a member of the public could help someone experiencing extreme distress following a potentially traumatic event. Two expert panels, comprising 28 mental health professionals with expertise in managing trauma and 26 consumer advocates, rated each statement. Statements were accepted for inclusion in the guidelines if they were endorsed by at least 80% of each panel. Results Out of 183 statements, 103 were endorsed as appropriate helping actions in providing assistance to someone experiencing extreme distress following a potentially traumatic event. These statements were used to form the re-developed guidelines. Conclusion This study has resulted in a more comprehensive set of guidelines than the original version, with the endorsement of 103 helping actions, compared to 65 previously. The updated guidelines better represent the complexities of experiencing trauma and the considered approach required when providing first aid after a potentially traumatic event. The additional guidance on providing initial assistance, talking about the trauma, offering short-term assistance and seeking appropriate professional help reflects current knowledge. A notable addition is the inclusion of content on how a first aider can assist after a disclosure of abuse. The guidelines are available to the public and will inform future updates of Mental Health First Aid training courses.

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“…First, investigations into historical child abuse allegations have highlighted accounts by adults, formerly children in residential care settings, of their experiences of abuse, neglect, and harm at the hands of their carers (Australian Government, ; HIAI Report, ; Langeland, Hoogendoorn, Mager, Smit, & Draijer, ; Marshall, ; Ryan Report, ). Rather than nurturing and promoting positive identity development, the actions of adult carers have had lifelong negative impacts on former residents' self‐confidence and self‐esteem (Blakemore, Herbert, Arney, & Parkinson, ). Although the abuse exposed through the investigations is historical, a consequence of the revelations being placed in the public domain is that the discourse regarding residential child care as a last resort continues to dominate (Frost & Mills, ; Hart, La Valle, & Holmes, ).…”

Section: Residential Child Care: the Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%