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    Investigating Child Protection Mechanisms and Service Provision for Sexually Abused Female Children: In the case of Integrated Family Service Organization (IFSO)
    (Addis Ababa University, 2025-04-01) Herani Kidane; Debebe Ero (PhD)
    This study investigated on child protection mechanisms and service provision for sexually abused female in the case of integrated family service organization (IFSO). Qualitative research method was employed to describe major child protection mechanisms in IFSO to protect the children in the shelter from further abuse and service provision by IFSO. At the beginning, the researcher purposely chooses integrated family service organization for the study, for the reason that IFSO works with children for thirty years by protecting and supporting them. Then, purposive or judgmental sampling technique was used to select the participants. The participants are IFSO staff workers and governmental bodies, a total of thirteen participants were participated in this research and from them eight of them are IFSO staff workers and the rest five of them are governmental bodies. In-depth interview, Key informant interview, observation and document review were used to collect qualitative data. The qualitatively collected data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Form and signature, child protection safe guarding policy, safety and security and continuous follow-up are the four themes identified. The findings of the study imply that these themes are child protection mechanisms to protect the children from further abuse in IFSO shelter. Moreover, the finding shows that the service provision includes medication, counseling, food, clothes, shelter, training, formal Education, training, re integration and follow-up. The result of this study have paramount importance for Social Work implications to strengthening the child care services for sexually abused female children through different dimensions. In addition, the findings of the study have an implication for social policy to utilize untouched aspects of sexually abused children’s service provision and protection mechanism. Keywords: Child sexual abuse, child protection mechanisms, childcare shelter