Resources
Parental absence as an adverse childhood experience among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa
Using VACS data, this study assesses whether parental absence in childhood is associated with poor mental health and substance use in young adulthood among youth in sub-Saharan Africa.
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in sub-Saharan Africa: A multicountry analysis of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS)
This study utilises VACS data to estimate the prevalence of ACEs in five low- and middle-income sub-Saharan African countries.
Predicting adolescent boys’ and young men’s perpetration of youth violence in Colombia
This study uses Colombia’s 2018 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey data to examine risk and protective factors associated with violence perpetration among 13–24-year-old males.
Violence exposure among adolescent boys and young men in Colombia with a lifetime history of transactional sex
This analysis examined the associations between lifetime transactional sex and experience of violence among 13- to 24-year-old males.
Special issue: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Read this special journal issue on the measurement of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in low-and middle-income countries by the CDC in collaboration with the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Perspectives on ending sexual violence against children from leaders in the field
Leaders in the field to prevent sexual violence against children share their views on how we can create a safer world for all children.
Challenges and lessons learned in the development of the Departmental Action Plans to end VAC in Colombia
This case study describes the development process of the “Departmental Action Plans”, within the framework of the development and implementation of Colombia’s National Action Plan to end VAC.
Colombia's National Action Plan’s monitoring strategy
This case study describes the strategy implemented to monitor Colombia's National Action Plan (NAP).
Colombia's development of a National Action Plan to end violence against children and youth 2021-2023
This report aims to identify the milestones, key actions, and lessons learned from the development of the NAP in Colombia.
From data to action: A course on analyzing and using the VACS
This webinar showcases the outcomes of the Violence Against Children & Youth Surveys (VACS) course, by Together for Girls, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and BD.
Guatemala Youth Survey 2019 Report
This report gathers the findings from the Guatemala Youth Survey (GYS) conducted in 2019 by the Ministry of Public Health and other international organizations.
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Prevention, healing, and justice: a survivor-centred framework for ending violence against women and children
To end violence against women and children, our framework for action muct encompass prevention, healing, and justice.