Legal and secondary biopsychosocial outcomes of child sexual abuse: Experience from a hospital-based multidisciplinary child protection unit in an urban lower-middle income country setting

Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is prevalent in the Philippines. The Philippine General Hospital–Child Protection Unit (PGH-CPU) provides multidisciplinary management. Local literature on legal and secondary biopsychosocial outcomes of CSA is limited. Objective: Determine legal and biopsychosoc...

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Published in:	Child Protection and Practice
Main Authors:	Riza C. Lorenzana, Mariella Sugue-Castillo, Atty Carmela Andal-Castro, Bernadette J. Madrid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Child sexual abuse Legal and biopsychosocial outcomes Multidisciplinary team and services Child protection Philippines Lower-middle income country
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950193824000068