背景:向授权的记者披露正在进行的儿童性虐待(CSA)应有助于青少年安全。不幸的是,青少年在披露后可能会继续遭受虐待,尽管很少有研究研究这种现象。
目的:我们的目的是了解在青少年向授权记者披露后,儿童保护程序何时以及为何失败。
方法:热线支持专家完成了一项在线调查,该调查涉及与年轻人进行的124次匿名热线聊天,这些年轻人在事先向授权记者披露后仍在继续受到虐待。
方法:我们按主题分析了支持专家对受害者在聊天中披露的信息的开放式描述。
结果:在大多数情况下(71%),滥用似乎没有报告或没有调查。强制记者相信受害者和尽量减少虐待影响报告的决定。一些授权的记者试图直接与肇事者一起解决虐待问题,危及受害者。很少,被授权的记者没有报道尊重受害者的意愿。在24%的案例中,受害者描述了一项没有保护的调查。受害者表示调查人员“站在肇事者一边”或说没有足够的证据。一些受害者撤回了,经常在恐惧中。在6%的案例中,采取了正式行动,但没有提供长期保护。受害者描述了暂时停止虐待的情况,这种情况恢复是因为他们的监护人允许肇事者接触他们。
结论:向被授权的报告者披露可能会导致创伤经历,而不会导致长期安全性。专业人士需要额外的培训,以增加他们对CSA的了解,并以优先考虑身体和情绪安全的方式做出反应。
BACKGROUND: Disclosing ongoing child sexual abuse (CSA) to a mandated reporter should facilitate youth safety. Unfortunately, youth may continue to experience abuse after disclosure, although little research has examined this phenomenon.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to understand when and why the child protection process fails after youth disclose to a mandated reporter.
METHODS: Hotline support specialists completed an online survey about 124 anonymous hotline chats with youth whose abuse continued after a prior disclosure to a mandated reporter.
METHODS: We thematically analyzed support specialists\' open-ended descriptions of information disclosed by the victim in their chat.
RESULTS: In most cases (71 %), the abuse was seemingly not reported or not investigated. Mandated reporters\' belief of the victim and minimization of abuse affected reporting decisions. Some mandated reporters tried to address the abuse directly with the perpetrators, endangering victims. Rarely, mandated reporters did not report to respect the victim\'s wishes. In 24 % of cases, the victim described an investigation that did not result in protection. Victims indicated that investigators \"sided to the perpetrator\" or said there was not enough evidence. Some victims recanted, often in fear. In 6 % of cases, formal actions were taken but did not provide long-term protection. Victims described temporary cessation of abuse that resumed because their guardian(s) allowed the perpetrator to access them.
CONCLUSIONS: Disclosing to a mandated reporter can engender traumatic experiences without resulting in long-term safety. Professionals need additional training to increase their knowledge of CSA and respond in ways that prioritize physical and emotional safety.