Children who said that they did not tell anyone were asked about the barriers they faced. Response options differed between the two rounds of Disrupting Harm. In the first round, children were asked whether any of the following reasons contributed to their decision not to tell anyone: • I did not know where to go or who to tell • I felt embarrassed, ashamed, or that it would be too emotionally difficult to tell • I did not think anyone would believe me or understand my situation • I was worried I would get in trouble if I told someone • I felt that I did something wrong and did not want to tell • I did not think it was serious enough to report • I did not want the person who did this to get into trouble • I feared it would cause trouble for me or my family • I did not think anything would be done • I did not know you could report these things • My friends discouraged me from reporting • My parents discouraged me from reporting • I feared it would not be kept confidential • Other (please specify) • Don’t know • Prefer not to say In the second round, response options were revised. These responses were harmonized with the first round to enable comparisons across both datasets: • I did not know where to go or who to tell • I felt embarrassed • I did not think anyone would believe me • I was worried I would get in trouble • I felt that I did something wrong • I did not think it was serious enough • I did not want the person who did this to get into trouble • I did not want anyone to know • I did not care enough to tell anyone about it • I was threatened not to tell anyone • Other (please specify) • Prefer not to say • Don’t know Where possible, conceptually similar response options across both rounds were combined to create harmonized categories for analysis. Through Children’s Eyes Appendix 79