All: African governments commit to ending violence against children

Asking and telling in humanitarian contexts
VACS reports

Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS) 2024 report

This report presents key findings from the second-ever VACS conducted exclusively in a humanitarian context – specifically, in refugee settings in Ethiopia.

Zanzibar II VACS factsheet 2024
Fact sheets

Zanzibar Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2024

An overview of the data found in Zanzibar's 2024 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Tanzania II country factsheet cover 2024
Fact sheets

Tanzania Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2024

An overview of the data found in Tanzania's 2024 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

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VACS reports

Tanzania Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2024

Explore the data in Tanzania's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Ethiopia VACS factsheet cover
Fact sheets

Ethiopia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) 2022 factsheet

This factsheet showcases the main findings from the 2022 Ethiopia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS).

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VACS reports

Ethiopia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) 2022 report

The Ethiopia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) provides crucial insights into the nature, prevalence, and consequences of violence against children in the country.

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Technical reports

2024 Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS) data-to-action workshop report

This report summarizes the outcomes from the Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS) Data to Action workshop held in Addis Ababa in November 2024.

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VACS reports

2024 Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS) summary report

This report presents key findings from the second-ever VACS conducted exclusively in a humanitarian context – specifically, in refugee settings in Ethiopia.

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

Adverse childhood experiences, mental distress, self-harm and suicidality, and cumulative HIV risk by sex in Lesotho

This study uses data from the 2018 Lesotho VACS to explore associations between mental distress, self-harm or suicidality, and HIV risk and individual and cumulative ACEs among youth aged 13–24 in Lesotho.

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

Parenting-related positive childhood experiences, adverse childhood experiences, and mental health in four sub-Saharan African countries

Using VACS data, this study assesses the associations between ACEs and negative health outcomes and risk-taking behaviors among young adults and evaluates whether — and which — Positive Childhood Experiences moderate the association between ACEs and these outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

Adverse childhood experiences and associations with mental health, substance use, and violence perpetration among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa

Using VACS data this study estimates the prevalence of six ACE exposures and assesses their association with mental health outcomes, substance use, and violence perpetration among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa.

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

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.

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