ABSTRACT

Child sexual abuse is a persistent public health, human rights, and social justice issue that continues at unacceptable levels. This qualitative study investigated organizational and community impact of Stewards of Children (SOC) in the context of a statewide initiative to prevent child sexual abuse. Participants, representing 11 sites, were SOC trainers or in administrative and leadership roles with their organizations. The study focused on four research questions: 1) How has your organization been impacted (by SOC), if at all? 2) How have your relationships with other organizations and groups changed, if at all? 3) How has the perception of your organization changed in the community, if at all? and 4) Have you noticed changes in your community as a result of Stewards of Children trainings? The findings include three themes and seven subthemes. Participants uniformly agreed that SOC had an impact on their organization, their relationship with partner and new-partner organizations, and that it contributed to increased awareness about a) the problem of child sexual abuse overall, b) their organization among multiple groups and partners, and c) the full array of services and expertise provided by SOC organizations.

摘要

儿童性虐待是一个持续存在的公共健康、人权和社会正义问题，其程度令人无法接受。这项定性研究调查了儿童管家 (SOC) 在全州范围内预防儿童性虐待倡议的组织和社区影响。代表 11 个站点的参与者是 SOC 培训师或在其组织中担任行政和领导角色。该研究集中在四个研究问题上：1) 您的组织如何受到（SOC）的影响（如果有的话）？2) 您与其他组织和团体的关系如何变化（如果有的话）？3)社区中对贵组织的看法如何变化（如果有的话）？和 4) 您是否注意到您所在社区的变化作为儿童管家培训的结果？调查结果包括三个主题和七个子主题。参与者一致认为 SOC 对他们的组织、他们与合作伙伴和新合作伙伴组织的关系产生了影响，并且它有助于提高对 a) 儿童性虐待问题的整体认识，b) 他们在多个团体和合作伙伴中的组织， c) SOC 组织提供的全套服务和专业知识。