Child-reported violence, beliefs, and mental health: A cross-sectional quantitative study of 6–17-year-olds in South Africa
Preventing and responding to violence against children requires efforts to undo normalized acceptance of the issue and holistic efforts to address it across multiple contexts, such as children's homes, schools, and communities.
Authors
- Nataly Woollett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4542-4873)
- Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-5100)
- Khudejha Asghar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1161-7543)
- Nicola Joan Christofides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3559-6401)
- Christina Thurston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6068-5898)
- Pam Maluleke
- Franziska Meinck
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University named after Batyraly Sydykov (KG)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107887
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 88.22