This paper reports on the evaluation of an integrated violence and abuse prevention programme for children aged 5–11, focusing on children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The Speak Out Stay Safe (SOSS) programme was delivered in mainstream primary schools across the UK. A small-scale study of children with SEND nested within the larger evaluation captured their understandings of abuse and harm and readiness to seek help. A specially adapted survey was completed by 76 children with SEND (aged 6–7 and 9–10) at baseline (31 intervention; 45 comparison schools), 12 in intervention schools post-programme and 37 (four intervention; 33 comparison schools) six months post-baseline. Qualitative data was captured through 16 teacher interviews. Whilst this nested study was compromised by the COVID-19 pandemic, it provides important evidence that with appropriate adaptations, a survey approach to investigating the learning of children with SEND can be effective. Findings indicate that awareness of abuse and help seeking strategies may improve over time, whilst interview data suggests that adapting the programme to be inclusive of those children may have a better effect. However, a much larger sample of children with SEND is required to confidently measure the effects of such programmes for this population.

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畅所欲言，保持安全：将有特殊教育需要和残疾的儿童纳入虐待预防计划的评估中

本文报告了针对 5-11 岁儿童的综合暴力和虐待预防计划的评估，重点关注有特殊教育需要和残疾的儿童 (SEND)。“大声说出保持安全”（SOSS）计划已在英国各地的主流小学开展。一项针对 SEND 儿童的小规模研究包含在更大范围的评估中，了解了他们对虐待和伤害的理解以及寻求帮助的意愿。一项特别改编的调查由 76 名基线时患有 SEND 的儿童（6-7 岁和 9-10 岁）完成（31 名干预；45 所比较学校），12 名在项目后干预学校，37 名（4 名干预；33 所比较学校）6基线后几个月。定性数据是通过 16 名教师访谈获得的。虽然这项嵌套研究受到了 COVID-19 大流行的影响，它提供了重要的证据，表明通过适当的调整，调查 SEND 儿童学习情况的调查方法可以是有效的。调查结果表明，随着时间的推移，对虐待的认识和寻求帮助的策略可能会有所改善，而访谈数据表明，调整该计划以包容这些儿童可能会产生更好的效果。然而，需要更大的 SEND 儿童样本才能自信地衡量此类计划对该人群的影响。