Epstein Secrets

abuse, given the implications for child protection, social justice and •Contspondence to: Rosaleat McElvaney. School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University. Glasnevin. Dublin 9. Iceland. E-mail: [email protected] Copyright 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Accepted: 17 February 2013 Rosaleen McEl

to concerns that the child has been sexually abused. The issue of partial disclosures was highlighted by earlier studies such as those by DeVoe and Faller (1999) of five- to ten-year olds (i.e. making detailed informal disclosures that were not replicated in formal interviews) and Elliott and Briere (

abuse, given the implications for child protection, social justice and •Correspondence to: Rosalccn McElvancy, School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University. Glama•in, Dublin 9. Ireland. E-mail: rosaleen.mcelvancygdcwie Rosaleen McElvaney School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University,

to concerns that the child has been sexually abused. The issue of partial disclosures was highlighted by earlier studies such as those by DeVoe and Faller (1999) of five- to ten-year olds (i.e. making detailed informal disclosures that were not replicated in formal interviews) and Elliott and Briere (

abuse, given the implications for child protection, social justice and •Correspondence to: Rosaleen McElvaney. School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University. Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Ireland. E-mail: rosaleen.mcelvaneygdcu.ie Rosaleen McElvaney School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University,

to concerns that the child has been sexually abused. The issue of partial disclosures was highlighted by earlier studies such as those by DeVoe and Faller (1999) of five- to ten-year olds (i.e. making detailed informal disclosures that were not replicated in formal interviews) and Elliott and Briere (