Minister brief: Health

The health sector’s role in ending sexual violence against children and adolescents 

This document shows ministers how to use the Index. Created specifically for commitment to a set of concrete, funded actions:

1. Publish clinical guidelines, including preservation of forensic evidence, for the evaluation of children and adolescents who experience sexual violence
2. Mandate training on sexual violence against children and adolescents for primary care physicians
3. Increase access to medical care and integrated multi-disciplinary services for children and adolescents who experience sexual violence
4. Ensure a child helpline exists and functions 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

Learn why health ministers are uniquely positioned to act and get guidance on the Index health indicators for ending sexual violence against children and adolescents.