Submitted By: Nouman Tariq

Reg No: 70098405

Semester: 7 th

Submitted to: Miss Asfara Badar

Subject: Sociology
How can sexually abused child can be reintegrated onto society:

Introduction
The child protection sector lacks a robust evidence-base conveying what effective support
during the recovery and reintegration process for children affected by CSE looks like. This
report starts to collate evidence on what appears to be important to children who have
experienced sexual exploitation. Recognising the current gaps in knowledge, this report
represents a first attempt to start ‘connecting the dots’ between primary data and existing
literature to help states and service providers better respond to the needs of children affected
by CSE.
Key Barriers to Accessing Quality Care and Assistance During Recovery
and Reintegration
In the fieldwork and from the broader literature, six key barriers and challenges have been
identified as affecting both, service providers’ ability to provide quality care and support to
children, as well as children’s ability to access care and, over a period of time, ‘move on’
and attempt to recover from their experiences. The key barriers identified are:
 Discrimination
 Fear
 Lack of child friendly, confidential, consistent, and long term support
 Survivors’ lack of knowledge and awareness about available resources,
 Lack of resources, including funding associated with care, and
 Barriers to accessing identity documents

There are a range of barriers that prevent children from gaining the support they need. Fear,
discrimination, the lack of information and access to documentation, and the lack of child
friendly support all influence children’s ability to access services they may need to help
them in their recovery and reintegration. At the same time, a general lack of available
resources impacts on service providers’ ability to address some of these issues and help
children access, and engage with, appropriate support.
 Approaches and Key Principles for Supporting Children Affected by CSE
in their Recovery and Reintegration
Through the initial literature review, two ‘promising’ and overarching approaches to
providing care were identified: (1) trauma-informed approaches, and (2) rights-based
approaches.2 These two approaches are complimentary and prioritise many of the same
principles. Considering these approaches, and drawing from the initial review of literature
and messages from the field research, nine cross-cutting elements or principles of
professional practice have been identified as particularly pertinent when supporting children
in their recovery and reintegration.
These principles are:
 Establishing trust,
 Committing to the child and building a solid relationship
 Prioritising safety
 Promoting agency
 Taking a non-judgemental approach,
 Promoting acceptance and belonging,
 Encouraging hope,
 Providing access to information, and
 Ensuring and maintaining confidentiality and privacy

These nine elements are not distinct areas and in many ways are interrelated. For example,
developing trust may allow a strong relationship with a caring adult to grow and develop.
Maintaining confidentiality may help children to trust and keep them safe. And establishing a
sense of belonging may be an important protective factor to help keep them safe. These elements
of care do not cost much in financial terms, nor do they require years of training or the initiation
of a new ‘project’. They are instead, things that all service providers, in any given context,
should be made aware of and supported to prioritise, nurture and develop in their everyday
interactions with children affected by CSE.