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Astha Ramaiya [Co-author] Shared the Journal Article - Published in Child Abuse & Neglect, June 2026
A new systematic review published in Child Abuse & Neglect examined the link between mental health and technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse (TF-CSEA). Analysing 10 studies with over 25,000 participants across seven countries, researchers found that depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and prior trauma were consistently associated with victimisation. Crucially, the relationship appears bidirectional with mental health difficulties both preceding and resulting from exploitation; creating potential cycles of repeated harm. Perhaps most striking: traditional parental monitoring through technological surveillance showed limited protective effects. What actually mattered? The quality of parent-child relationships including, open communication, emotional warmth, and trust. The findings suggest prevention efforts should combine universal school-based programmes building emotional resilience with targeted support for high-risk youth, while parent education should prioritise connection over control. With 12.5% of children globally experiencing online solicitation annually, understanding these psychological pathways is essential for effective child protection.
Alok Srivastava, Vasanti Rao & Amita Puri Article on International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, January 2026
Tara Prasad Article on Challanges and Lessons Learns of GESI responsive and inclusive conservatiom practices, Nepal
Ritu Dewan & Swati Raju Article on Economic and Political Weekly
Viera Schioppetto shared Thesis on Gender Approach in Development Projects
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10 Lessons on How to Engage Parliamentarians and the Wider Public on the Use of Evaluation Results
November 20 and 21, 2019, were marked by the 14th #EvalNet meeting. During the event, delegates discussed how critical can evaluation be in the age of fake news, political propaganda, and social media manipulation. In this blog post, I describe 10 lessons I learned from #EvalNet14 members on how to engage parliamentarians and the wider public on the use of evaluation results:
How to Engage Parliamentarians and the Wider Public on the Use of Evaluation Results
(1) Be transparent about what works and to be fact-based.
(2) Be accessible to the general public, dealing with technical language, while raising awareness on the complexity of development cooperation.
(3) Prepare policymakers in advance and help them think through recommendations, ensuring there are no big surprises — “You manage your mistakes or your mistakes will manage you”
(4) Share evidence with all sites of the political spectrum.
(5) Be concrete and specific when communicating results.
(6) Disclose all evaluation information, do not cherry-pick the most attractive and convenient data.
(7) Listening is part of the communication effort, do not only speaking.
(8) There are different communication needs. We must use different communication tools tailored to the audience.
(9) Invest in education, building the M&E capacity of government officials, parliamentarians, and the general public.
(10) Evaluate evidence communication.
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Comment by Arwa b on November 26, 2019 at 13:22
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Thank you.
I think most of these lessons we can use to engage parliamentarians and public in any committee and public issue.
It will be great to know more about engaging the parliamentarians in (using) the evaluation results, waiting for the outcome of this experience.
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