SVRI - Sexual Violence Research Initiative 53d ago

When we think about who perpetrates sexual violence against children, we often picture adults. However, research suggests that a significant proportion of sexual harm against children is committed by other children and young people - and yet this remains one of the least understood and most challenging areas of prevention. In this episode, we explore what harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people looks like, what drives it, and why prevention efforts must focus not only on children at risk of experiencing harm, but also those at risk of causing it. We also look at what works - from school-based programmes to the role of technology, families, and wider systems in preventing abuse before it happens. Plus, we hear how to strike a careful balance between recognising harm, and avoiding stigma and shame around normal child development. Your host is: Elizabeth Dartnall, Executive Director, Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI). This episode’s guests are: - Elizabeth Letourneau - Moore Family Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Director, Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse - Miguel Garcia Egido - Fund Chief at Safe Online 🎧 Listen to learn: ➡︎ What harmful sexual behaviour among children is ➡︎ How these behaviours differ from normal development ➡︎ The key drivers and risk factors behind harmful sexual behaviours ➡︎ How we can prevent abuse before it happens ➡︎ How technology is shaping risks and solutions Listen the full episode here: https://podfollow.com/svri-podcast/episode/7d5490f083e1fb7807a9279cb3a60f4bb8c704c8/view