Child Sexual Abuse Stakeholders

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When it comes to child sexual abuse there are a lot of stakeholders that get involved when it comes to the welfare of a child. In conducting this research, three relevant stakeholders will be explored and they are as follows: Stewards of Children Prevention programs (Change Agent), the parents or caretakers (Targets) and children (Clients). According to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (2012), “Darkness to Light,” a non-profit organization designed Stewards of Children program to help adults and caretakers recognize the signs and symptoms of a children that are victims of sexual abuse and suggested various mechanism to prevent this type of abuse from occurring. One mechanism used was to have a two hour information session, where

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