All: The gendered reality of corporal punishment in schools

Changes in prevalence of violence and risk factors for violence and HIV among children and young people in Kenya: a comparison of the 2010 and 2019 Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Previous research has shown a high prevalence of violence among young people in Kenya. Violence is a known risk factor for HIV acquisition and these two public health issues could be viewed as a syndemic. This study examines the changes in violence and risk factors for violence and HIV between 2010 and 2019.

School-related gender-based violence: achieving systemic, sustainable change - with youth and for youth

Youth and survivor leaders' message is clear: we know what can and must be done to end school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), now is the time for action.

Exploring children’s formal help-seeking behaviour for violence in Zimbabwe: analysis of national survey and routine service provider data

Path analysis of adverse childhood experiences, early marriage, early pregnancy, and exposure to intimate partner violence among young women in Honduras

Cross-time comparison of adverse childhood experience patterns among Kenyan youth: Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys, 2010 and 2019

The power of Data to Action: Country experiences and lessons following Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

This resource provides evidence that VACS data and associated processes contribute to meaningful policy change and action to end violence against children and adolescents and gender-based violence.

Moldova: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

Data on school-related gender-based violence in Moldova.

Namibia: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

Data on school-related gender-based violence in Namibia.

Violence, SRH, health behaviors, risk, and protective factors, by level of education

Explore the results from a secondary analysis of VACS data by Together for Girls, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Global Affairs Canada.

Back to school: COVID-19 and the opportunity to build safer learning environments

The pandemic affords a unique opportunity to create better and safer schools in our communities.

Uganda: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

Data on school-related gender-based violence in Uganda.

Gender and corporal punishment policy brief

Findings and recommendations from secondary analyses of the VACS on violence in schools