Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Ecological Approach

Childhood sexual abuse is a significant public health problem that negatively affects victims, families, organizations, and society. This special issue presents innovative approaches designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of youth. Using both an ecological approach and the Spectrum of Prevention (Parks, Davis & Cohen, 2010 Parks, L. F., Davis, R. A. and Cohen, L. 2010. “Changing community environments to prevent sexual violence: The spectrum of intervention”. In The prevention of sexual violence: A practitioner's sourcebook, Edited by: Kaufman, K. L. 233–240. Holyoke, MA: NEARI Press. [Google Scholar]), the articles collected for this special issue highlight cutting-edge prevention approaches educating children, parents, professionals, organizations, and the general public.