Abstract

MARIA, Susana G.. A participação da comunidade na prevenção dos abusos sexuais de crianças . Aná. Psicológica [online]. 2007, vol.25, n.1, pp.13-24. ISSN 0870-8231.

With this article we intend to sustain the importance of primary prevention approach on child sexual abuse. To accomplish our aim we will contextualize the development done about this subject, as well as some information about the prevalence and incidence of child sexual abuse. We also describe a primary prevention program on child sexual abuse - the CAP program - which is being developed in the Portuguese context. To underline the importance of this kind of programs we present some studies about the impact of other child abuse prevention programs.

Keywords : Child sexual abuse; prevention; community.

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