Pathway to Hope: an indigenous approach to healing child sexual abuse

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Table I Truths, concepts and beliefs explored by facilitators of the PTH

1. The impact of multigenerational and historical trauma on current safety of children

2. Recognising that there are naturally used protections that prevent us from believing children are sexually abused

a. Holding abusers accountable for their behaviour

b. Ending child sexual abuse

3. Examining and understanding how children experience sexual abuse (vulnerability, behaviours, emotional impacts, signs of)

4. Evaluating their own community readiness to end denial about child sexual abuse and begin healing

5. Determining what steps to take toward achieving community ownership in ending silence about child sexual abuse and supporting children

a. Action strategies to toward achieving community ownership to end silence

i. Coming together to celebrate and honour children

ii. Teaching adults and children about personal safety

iii. Setting community standards about children

iv. Healing and support for children when victimised

6. Promoting healing and support for child victims by providing culturally relevant services and education non-offending family members, extended family, and community who will help the child health from both acute and chronic pain