title: Collecting data on violence against children and young people: need for a universal standard.
abstract: Preventing and responding to violence against children is an aim of the new Sustainable Development Goals. Numerous agencies are now collecting data from children about violence, including academics, non-governmental organisations, government agencies, consultants and others. Data are necessary to ensure appropriate prevention and response, but there is a real risk of harm to children if ethical standards are not adhered to. There are additional complexities in settings where child protection systems are not well developed. We propose specific suggestions for good practice, based on our past experience and policies, and call for all agencies to adhere to high ethical standards.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9SH, UK karen.devries@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Devries
authors.affiliation: Raising Voices, 16 Tufnell Drive, Kamwokya P. O. Box 6770, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Dipak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Naker
authors.affiliation: Plan International, Dukes Court, Block A, Duke Street, Woking, Surrey GU21 5BH, UK.
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monteath-van Dok
authors.affiliation: Save the Children, St John's Lane, London, EC1 M 4AR, UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milligan
authors.affiliation: Save the Children, St John's Lane, London, EC1 M 4AR, UK.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shirley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D000068216:Child Protective Services; D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D032984:Ethics, Research; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000592:standards
keywords: Abuse; Children; Data; Ethics; Standards; Violence