Legal and secondary biopsychosocial outcomes of child sexual abuse: Experience from a hospital-based multidisciplinary child protection unit in an urban lower-middle income country setting

Legal and secondary biopsychosocial outcomes of child sexual abuse: Experience from a hospital-based multidisciplinary child protection unit in an urban lower-middle income country setting

Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is prevalent in the Philippines. The Philippine General Hospital–Child Protection Unit (PGH-CPU) provides multidisciplinary management. Local literature on legal and secondary biopsychosocial outcomes of CSA is limited. Objective: Determine legal and biopsychosoc...

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Main Authors: Riza C. Lorenzana, Mariella Sugue-Castillo, Atty Carmela Andal-Castro, Bernadette J. Madrid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Child Protection and Practice
Subjects:
Child sexual abuse
Legal and biopsychosocial outcomes
Multidisciplinary team and services
Child protection
Philippines
Lower-middle income country
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950193824000068

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