Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure: A Social Model Perspective

Disclosure of childhood sexual abuse remains deeply complex. Despite positive developments within criminal justice systems, child protection services and therapeutic provision too often place the burden of “coming forward” on the individual, overlooking the profound structural and societal barriers that make disclosure so difficult.

Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure challenges this norm. Drawing on a comprehensive review of the evidence base, it maps the full landscape of disclosu...