The impact of sexual abuse on children is far-reaching, and there is a vital need for services to uncover abuse and support victims. But the ultimate goal of everyone working in child protection is to prevent child sexual abuse occurring in the first place - something that many argue we are failing to do enough about.
"There is very little effort put into prevention in this country," says Bernard Gallagher, reader in social work at the University of Huddersfield, and trustee of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN). "We tend to wait for abuse to happen then start responding, mainly in terms of the criminal justice system."
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