World Childhood Foundation Inc

THE WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE FREE FROM VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO STIMULATE, PROMOTE AND ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

PROGRAM SUPPORT - SAFE HORIZONSAFE HORIZON WILL LEVERAGE NEARLY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED TREATMENT FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF CRIME AND ABUSE AT ITS BROOKLYN-BASED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING CENTER TO PROVIDE AN IMPROVED APPROACH TO CHILDREN WHO REPLICATE THE SEXUAL ABUSE THAT WAS PERPETRATED ON THEM WITH OTHER CHILDREN. SAFE HORIZON WILL ADAPT TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TFCBT), A WIDELY-DISSEMINATED EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL FOR TREATING CHILDREN WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), FOR USE WITH CHILDREN WHO RE-ENACT SEXUAL ABUSE. SAFE HORIZONS COUNSELING CENTER (SHCC) PROVIDES AN IDEAL LABORATORY IN WHICH EXPERT CLINICIANS CAN DEVELOP AND PILOT THIS ADAPTATION. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE FOR THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-INFORMED OUTPATIENT TRAUMA TREATMENT FOR CHILD VICTIMS IN NEW YORK CITY WHO RE-ENACT SEXUAL ABUSE, THEREBY SUPPORTING A SHIFT IN TREATMENT APPROACH WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BROADER FIELD.PROGRAM SUPPORT - PEER HEALTH EXCHANGECONTINUED EXPANSION OF PEER HEALTH EXCHANGES (NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CURRICULUM, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, ESTABLISH NEW CHAPTERS AT AREA UNIVERSITIES AND NEW SITES (STATEN ISLAND, SAN JOSE UNIVERSITY) AND ADAPT PROGRAM TO SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE DURING AFTERSCHOOL AND OUT- OF- SCHOOL TIME WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA.

ECONOMIST INDEX PROGRAM - SHEDDING LIGHT ON CHILD SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECTTHE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT PROPOSES A RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT WILL DEVELOP FIRST OF ITS KIND BENCHMARK TO ASSESS THE STATE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS AN OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE. THE CORE COMPONENT OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL UNDERPINNINGS TO COMBAT IT. CHILDHOOD USA WITH PARTNERS (OTHER FUNDERS, EXPERTS AND POLICYMAKERS) WILL COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH THE EIU ON THIS PROGRAM. THE BENCHMARKING TOOL WILL ALLOW FOR COMPARISONS ACROSS COUNTRIES AGAINST A SET OF RELEVANT AND ACTIONABLE METRICS. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL EMPOWER WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION TO ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS ON THE TOPIC, TO AMPLIFY ITS CORE MESSAGE, AND TO LEVERAGE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE TO PROPOSE POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES TO PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN. THIS IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, ESPECIALLY SDG 16.2. THE EIU REPORT WILL HELP TO GENERATE GREATER AWARENESS AMONG A WIDER AUDIENCE ABOUT THE SCALE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND PUT THE TOPIC ON THE GLOBAL AGENDA.

TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE FREE FROM VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO STIMULATE, PROMOTE AND ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN.