Articles and reports
Note: Where links to articles are named in bold font, these are files located within Living Well website. Other links are to addresses in other websites.
KPMG Report. Review of Queensland Health responses to adult victims of sexual assault, March 2009. Released by Queensland Health October 2009.
The Living Well 'Review of the Review' invited by Queensland Health as part of its consultation process has now been completed and forwarded to Queensland Health. Copies of the Living Well 'Review of the Review' can now be downloaded.
Between August and October 2009, Living Well in conjunction with students from the University of Queensland conducted a nation wide survey of current service responses to men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse or sexual assault. An initial analysis of the data has been completed and a resport created - Service provision for males who have experienced sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. The intention is for further analysis to be conducted on the gathered information and for it to be utilised to inform improved service delivery and support throughout Australia.
Crome, S. Male Survivors of Sexual Assault and Rape , Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA) Wrap, No 2 (2006). Also at http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/w2.html
Accounts of men’s experience and support needs
Care and Support Needs of Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse – Interim Report. Nelson, S., & Jamieson, L. Also at http://www.crfr.ac.uk/Reports/CSNMS%20interim%20findings.pdf
A view from inside the box
A view from inside the box: A Social Research Project Exploring Sexual Abuse/Violence Service Provision across the Bradford District (Note: pdf file size is 3.3 MB.)
Also at http://www.bradfordcvs.org.uk/a_view_from_inside_the_box.pdf
The following academic articles can be accessed for downloading at www.jimhopper.com
Lisak, D. (1994). The psychological impact of sexual abuse: Content analysis of interviews with male survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 7, 525-548.
Holmes, G.R., Offen, L., Waller, G. (1997). See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil: Why do relatively few male victims of childhood sexual abuse receive help for abuse-related issues in adulthood? Clinical Psychology Review, 17, 69-88.
Holmes, W. C. & Slap, G. B. (1998). Sexual abuse of boys: Definition, prevalence, correlates, sequelae, and management. JAMA, Dec 2, 280(21), 1855-1162.
Dube, S. R., et al. (2005). Long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse by gender of victim. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28, 430-438.
Standards of practice
Queensland
Queensland Government. Response to Sexual Assault: Interagency guidelines for responding to adult victims of sexual assault. These guidelines are designed to improve responses to adult victims of sexual assault by promoting increased interagency cooperation and consultation. They were developed by Queensland Health, the Queensland Police Service, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Department of Families, Office for Women, Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Office of the Adult Guardian and Legal Aid Queensland. (2001).] http://www.health.qld.gov.au/violence/sexual/16005.pdf
National
National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence (NASASV) National Standards of Practice Manual for Services Against Sexual Violence (NSPM) Office of the Status of Women, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (1998).
Although the NSPM identified in 1998 a “need for more detailed standards for working with male victim/survivors” that “would need to address some of the unique issues faced by male victims and the implications for practice” this issue has not been followed up on at National level to date.
National framework for the prevention of sexual assault in Australia. Commissioned by the Office of the Status of Women – Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet (2004). This framework was developed to provide a way forward in the prevention of sexual assault in Australia.
Victoria
This manual sets out the required minimum standards for a Victorian Sexual assault Service. It also promotes the delivery of responsive high quality services.
The Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault Forum Inc Standards of Practice for Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault 2000. (Note: pdf file size is 756 KB)
http://www.cyf.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/16709/
fcs_sexual_assault_standards.pdf