Primary prevention of harmful sexual behaviors by children and young people: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

From a public health perspective, strategies for addressing children’s harmful sexual behaviors often focus on secondary or tertiary prevention rather than primary prevention. Prevention efforts have also typically focused on preventing victimization by adults; yet a high proportion of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by other children and young people. The authors systematically reviewed the research on primary prevention strategies for harmful sexual behaviors in children and young people.

Explore their synthesis of the existing research below.