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Guidelines for support to mothers of sexually abused children in North-West province

Author(s) -

Gaboipolelwe M. Masilo,

Mashudu Davhana–Maselesele

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

curationis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2223-6279

pISSN - 0379-8577

DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v40i1.1689

Subject(s) - mental health , social support , sexual abuse , coping (psychology) , population , psychology , psychiatry , anger , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , poison control , medicine , suicide prevention , medical emergency , environmental health , social psychology

South Africa is reported to have the highest rate of sexual assault in the world with over 40% of cases occurring among children. Children who are sexually abused have support programmes and policies to assist them in coping, but there are no support programmes for mothers or caretakers. Caretakers need support for themselves and assisting them will incrementally benefit children under their care. Often mothers of these children experience shock, anger, disbelief and suffer secondary trauma such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following their children's sexual abuse disclosure and yet there are no guidelines for support to these mothers within North-West province (NWP)Objectives: The study seeks to develop guidelines for support to mothers of sexually abused children in NWP.

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