S5E5 Preventing Child Sexual Abuse at S...

The profound impact of child sexual abuse demands that we prevent it. Yet the evidence base remains thin, and we know even less about how to scale prevention programmes effectively. 

In this episode, we explore what it really takes to prevent child sexual abuse at scale. We look at why scaling prevention programmes is so challenging, what it means to maintain quality while expanding reach, and the critical role that governments play in the process. Plus, we explore what lessons can be learnt from organisations who are already successfully scaling interventions to prevent child sexual abuse. 

Your host is: Elizabeth Dartnall, Executive Director, Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

This episode’s guests are:

• Amy Cuffley, Senior Programmes Manager, Spring Impact

• Raviporn Khumpeerapong, Clinical Psychologist, Peace Culture Foundation

  
  

🎧 Listen to learn:

➡︎ What “scaling” actually means in the context of child sexual abuse prevention

➡︎ The challenges of scaling intervention programmes

➡︎ The role of cultural attitudes and social norms in prevention efforts

➡︎ The importance of governments partnerships in enabling scale

➡︎ What the field can learn from organisations already working to scale effectively

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🎙️ An OG Podcasts Ltd production  

Resources:

• Report: Preventing child sexual abuse at scale

• Case Study: Protect Children, Finland

• Report: The government's view on what nonprofits and funders can do differently