Jamaica

Pathfinding country since 2016

Population of children under 18

845,293

Lead governing body for ending violence against children

Ministry of Youth, Education and Information, Child protection and Family Service Agency

Lead coordinating body

Oversight Committee for the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV) & the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA)

Current national action plan to end violence against children

One Love: 2018 Road Map for Ending Violence Against Children 2019-2024

Prevalence Data

1-14-year-olds
Experiencing violent
discipline
in the past month

87%

82%

Before age 18
Children experiencing
physical violence

-

-

Before age 18
Children experiencing
sexual violence

-

-

11-15 year olds
Experienced bullying in the past 30 days

26%

25%

13-15 year olds
involved in physical fighting in the past 12 months

44%

25%

Prevalence data is based on available information gathered from partner databases and reports as of November 2021. Due to differences in survey design, data from National VAC Surveys may not be internationally comparable.

  milestones and progress  


Jamaica

Milestones and progress

Government commitments

Pathfinding Country

  • Appointed governing body or focal point for violence against children
  • Appointed lead coordinating body

Bans on corporal punishment in all settings

Safe fo Learn Call to Action endorser

Signatory to the WeProtect Global Alliance

Source: WPGA


Launch and dissemination of national data

Data collected on prevalence of violence against children

Global Status Report country profile


Progress of National Action Plan (NAP)

National action plan

Launched

Costed

Funded

Involved children in the development process

Includes at least 4 INSPIRE strategies

Includes child online safety

Includes a school-based violence prevention plan

Published evaluation of NAP

Education Sector Plans embeds violence prevention


Voluntary National Review on SDG 16.2 as part of the

High-level Political Forum

Most recent voluntary National Reviews included reference to violence against children

Access Jamaica’s Voluntary National Review


Reporting and response portal

Helplines to report online child sexual abuse material

Source: IWF and INHOPE