Successful child sexual violence prevention efforts start with data: how the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey helped curb the tide of child sexual violence in 20 countries

• Alexander Butchart,
• Greta Massetti,
• Daniela Ligiero,
• Andrew Brooks,
• Stephanie Miedema,
• Laura Chiang,
• Janet Saul,
• James Mercy,
• Gretchen Bachman,
• Jennifer Hegle,
• Joseph Logan

Affiliations

Alexander Butchart

Prevention of Violence Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Greta Massetti

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Daniela Ligiero

Together for Girls, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Andrew Brooks

UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya

Stephanie Miedema

Division of Violence Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Laura Chiang

Division of Violence Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Janet Saul

Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, US Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

James Mercy

Division of Violence Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Gretchen Bachman

USAID, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Jennifer Hegle

Division of Global HIV and TB, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Joseph Logan

Division of Global HIV and TB, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA