Preventing violence against children in schools: Contributions from the Be Safe program in Sri Lanka |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Harry Cummings and Associates, 96 Kathleen St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;2. Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;3. School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;1. College of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian 710119, Shaanxi, PR China;2. College of Physics and Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Xian University of Arts and Science, Xian 710065, Shaanxi, PR China;1. Graduate School of Education, Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, United States;2. Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, United States;1. Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine, Suwasiripaya, No 38, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Colombo, 10, Sri Lanka;2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka;3. Dept. of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka;1. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, United States;2. The Sex Abuse Treatment Center, United States;1. Menzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, QLD 4131, Australia;2. Terre des Hommes Foundation, Avenue de Montchoisi, 15-CH-1006 Lausanne, Switzerland;3. Terre des Hommes Foundation, Afghanistan Country Office, House No. 103, Quali-Fatullah, Kabul, Afghanistan |
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| Abstract: | Violence against children is a global public health issue with serious social, economic, physical, and emotional impacts. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a school-based program aimed to prevent and respond to physical, sexual, and psychological violence against children in Sri Lanka from the perspective of parents. A cross-sectional retrospective study design was used. A total of 835 parents of children who participated in the program were surveyed across seven districts in Sri Lanka. Dose-response analyses were conducted to assess for correlations between program exposure and perceived prevention of violence against children. Low to moderate correlations were found between exposure to the program and perceived child safety in schools, school policies, and in the community. The findings provide preliminary evidence of program effectiveness; however, more efforts are needed to validate and sustain outcomes. Implications for future violence prevention programming, along with the use of dose-response evaluations, are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Sri Lanka Program evaluation School-based intervention Childhood violence Violence prevention Dose response |
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