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Child Abuse in the School Setting in the DRC: A Multidimensional Analysis, Psychosocial Impacts, and Pathways to Integrated Prevention

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years, the virality of videos depicting various forms of abuse in Congolese schools has exposed an alarming issue, raising questions not only about pedagogical dynamics but also the sociocultural foundations of child protection. This article offers a critical analysis of the systemic determinants of child abuse within the Congolese educational context, examining its neurocognitive, psychosocial, and economic repercussions. Drawing on an interdisciplinary literature review (encompassing pedagogy, public health, and human rights), it develops a theoretical framework for structural reforms centered on primary prevention and restorative justice.

Source: Theory and Clinical Practice in Pediatrics

DOI: 10.25082/tcpp.2025.01.002

Authors: Théodore Mulenga Mulenga, Oscar Numbi Luboya, Anne-Marie Etienne, Albert Kapend Sabul, Philippe Kasongo Maloba

Institutions: University of Lubumbashi, University of Liège

Language: English

Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412922683

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