Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused: WHO clinical guidelines

Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused: WHO clinical guidelines

Aimed at helping front-line health workers, primarily from low resource settings, in providing evidence-based, quality, trauma-informed care to survivors. The guidelines emphasize the importance of promoting safety, offering choices and respecting the wishes and autonomy of children and adolescents. They cover recommendations for post-rape care and mental health; and approaches to minimizing distress in the process of taking medical history, conducting examination and documenting findings.

World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization (WHO)

2017

English