Year Published: 2014
Authors: Lucie Cluver, Franziska Meinck and Shaheeda Omar
Publisher: Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
Suggested Citation: Cluver L, Meinck F & Omar S (2014) Primary school children: Widening worlds and increasing risk of sexual abuse. In: Mathews S, Jamieson L, Lake L & Smith C (eds) South African Child Gauge 2014. Cape Town: Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town.
This essay will address the following questions: What types of violence do primary school children experience? What are the key risk and protective factors? What are effective points for intervention and what are the key recommendations?