Evaluation of Circles of Safety? for the Primary Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

PI：BRIGHT项目摘要第1页，共1页 项目摘要 美国的高调案例表明，体育/田径运动是儿童性行为的潜在“危险区”。 滥用（CSA）。虽然大多数运动员不会在他们的运动范围内受到性虐待，但某些方面 运动/田径确实会给CSA带来独特的风险。在拟议的研究中，我们进行了第一次 青少年体育背景下CSA一级预防策略的随机试验。 我们将与立即停止！，一级预防计划Circles of Safety®的创建者，以及美国 足球（美国空军），一个全国性的业余足球管理机构，为超过100万名青年运动员提供服务， 这次审判Circles of Safety®是一项儿童性虐待（CSA）初级预防计划， 教育组织领导人和成年人谁与青年互动，量身定制的网站内容， 为青年服务的组织，以及为所有受CSA影响的个人提供的咨询服务， 受害者及其家人，以及认为他们可能已经或将要对儿童进行性虐待的个人。 尽管自2000年以来，已经向数百个组织提供了数千人的信息， 2011年，安全圈®尚未对其在一级预防中的有效性进行严格评估， CSA。我们提议的对Circles of Safety®的评估将提供这一急需的证据。 前两年的研究将致力于发展社区合作伙伴的研究咨询委员会 和利益相关者，试点测试措施和招募策略，并获得IRB批准。在 在过去的三年里，我们将进行一项群集随机试验，以评估安全圈®预防 CSA。至少有30个联盟附属于美国空军服务数千名青年将被随机分配到 两组之一（安全圈®或候补名单控制）。与会者将包括联盟领导和 教练联系追踪战略的目的是让父母和其他成年人参与所服务青年的生活。 主要结果包括青年运动员中的CSA以及保护性和不适当的 教练和联赛领导人的行为。次要结局包括CSA知识的变化， 在识别和解决CSA和资源寻求行为的自我效能感。 该研究小组是独特的设计，以确保该项目的成功，在梅丽莎博士的领导下， 在大卫·芬克霍博士的指导下，我很聪明。我们聚集了儿童发展，暴力， 针对儿童，方案评估方法和实施科学。

PI: BRIGHT Project Abstract Page 1 of 1 PROJECT ABSTRACT High profile cases in the US have illuminated sports/athletics as a potential “danger zone” for child sexual abuse (CSA). Although most athletes will not be sexually abused in the context of their sport, some aspects of sports/athletics do create unique risk for CSA. In the proposed study, we conduct one of the first randomized trials of a CSA primary prevention strategy in the context of youth sport. We will partner with Stop it Now!, the creator of primary prevention program Circles of Safety®, and USA Football (USAF), a national governing body for amateur football serving over 1M youth athletes to conduct this trial. Circles of Safety® is a child sexual abuse (CSA) primary prevention program that provides direct education to organization leaders and adults who interact with youth, tailored website content for organizations that serve youth, and helpline services for all individuals affected by CSA including not only victims and their families but also individuals who think they may have or will sexually abuse a child. Despite having been delivered to hundreds of organizations comprising thousands of individuals since 2011, Circles of Safety® has not yet been rigorously evaluated for its efficacy in primary prevention of CSA. Our proposed evaluation of Circles of Safety® will provide this critically needed evidence. The first two study years will be dedicated to developing a Research Advisory Board of community partners and stakeholders, pilot testing measures and strategies for recruitment, and obtaining IRB approval. In the last three years, we will conduct a cluster randomized trial to evaluate Circles of Safety® for preventing CSA. At least 30 leagues affiliated with USAF serving thousands of youth will be randomly assigned to one of two groups (Circles of Safety® or waitlist control). Participants will include league leadership and coaches. Link tracing strategies will aim to engage parents and other adults in the lives of youth served. Primary outcomes include CSA among youth-athletes served as well as protective and inappropriate behaviors from coaches & league leaders. Secondary outcomes include changes in knowledge of CSA, perceived self-efficacy in identifying and addressing CSA, and resource seeking behavior. The study team is uniquely designed to ensure the success of this project, under the leadership of Dr. Melissa Bright with mentorship from Dr. David Finkelhor. We bring together experts in child development, violence against children, program evaluation methodology, and implementation science.