Highlights From the First-Ever Violence Against Children and Youth Survey Conducted Exclusively in a Humanitarian Setting. Child Abuse & Neglect

Abstract

Violence against children (VAC) has garnered attention as a priority issue, in part, due to the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS). Although children are disproportionately represented among forcibly displaced people, VACS are a novelty in humanitarian settings. This paper presents the approach to the first-ever VACS conducted exclusively in a humanitarian setting (HVACS) in Uganda, in addition to providing an overview of the results of this novel survey, along with their implications. Participants included 1338 females and 927 males aged 13-24 years living in refugee settlements in Uganda.