“Out of the Shadows”: Shining light on response to child sexual abuse and exploitation - a groundbreaking benchmarking index
Introduction
Dr. Joanna Rubinstein, President and CEO of World Childhood Foundation (WCF) USA, joins Yale Professor James F. Leckman in a podcast discussion on the new groundbreaking report by The Economist Intelligence Unit “Out of the Shadows Index”. This benchmarking tool, developed with support from the WCF, Oak Foundation and the Carlson Family Foundation, helps countries track their progress toward reaching Sustainable Development Goal target 16.2: ”ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against, and torture of, children by 2030.”
Transcript of podcast with guest, Dr. Joanna Rubinstein.
More information
Download the free mobile app “Stewards of Children Prevention Toolkit”, developed by the World Childhood Foundation USA in partnership with Darkness to Light and Ericcson.
Learn how to join the social media campaign #Eyes Wide Open, developed by World Childhood Foundation USA that helps to mobilize people to take action to keep children safe and end child sexual abuse.
This downloadable report by The Economist Intelligence unit with support by the World Childhood Foundation, Oak Foundation, and the Carlson Family Foundation, focuses on “the aspects of sexual violence against children that are critical to developing a better understanding of the issue, highlighting where progress is needed and identifying factors that can potentially drive change”.
This report aims to increase the prioritization of child online safety among all the key stakeholders and decision-makers from governments, the private sector, civil society, NGOs, and academia.
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