A systematic scoping review of indigenous-specific research evidence on child sexual abuse
Given Indigenous communities have unique conceptualisations of family, community and relationality, evidence used to develop Indigenous-specific prevention and responses to CSA must reflect their own cultural contexts, building on community agency, resilience, and strength. The relative paucity of both process and outcome evaluations highlights significant knowledge gaps, and a need for more evaluation research across prevention, disclosure and reporting and treatment or support.
Authors
- Birri O'Dea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-2560)
- Kiara Minto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9758-5401)
- James Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-4542)
- Stephen Harfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-2350)
- Judith A. Dean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-2013)
- Anthony Shakeshaft
- Saira Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-1349)
- Sarah Graham
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107921
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00