the resource project
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A Note to the Parent Reading This
The Resource Project was developed using current trauma-informed guidance from the Ontario child advocacy centres, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, BOOST Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies, the Canadian Paediatric Society, and peer-reviewed research on child development and recovery following childhood sexual abuse.
Some recommendations have been adapted for clarity and readability.
The following organizations and publications were referenced in the preparation of this information.
Bolen, R. M., & Gergely, K. B. (2015). A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relationship Between Nonoffending Caregiver Support and Postdisclosure Functioning in Sexually Abused Children.Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 16(3). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24700334/
Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ). (2024). Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse.https://www.inspq.qc.ca/en/sexual-violence/disclosure/childhood
McPherson, L., Gatwiri, K., Canosa, A., Rotumah, D., Modderman, C., Chubb, J., & Graham, A. (2025). How Children and Young People Disclose That They Have Been Sexually Abused: Perspectives From Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.Health & Social Care in the Community, 2025, 8831616. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/hsc/8831616
van Toledo, A., & Seymour, F. (2013). Interventions for Caregivers of Children Who Disclose Sexual Abuse: A Review.Clinical Psychology Review, 33(6), 772–781. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23810845/