https://rainn.org/help-and-healing/hotline/
What To Expect When You Contact RAINN. Since 1994, RAINN's victim service programs have helped over 5 million survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse
Sexual abuse or sex abuse is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using physical force, or by taking advantage of ...
https://www.loveisrespect.org/pdf/What_Is_Sexual_Abuse.pdf
Everyone has the right to decide what they do or don't want to do sexually. Not all sexual assaults are violent “attacks.” • Most victims of sexual assault know ...
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter109A&edition=prelim
109A: SEXUAL ABUSE. From Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDUREPART I—CRIMES. CHAPTER 109A —SEXUAL ABUSE. Sec. 2241. Aggravated sexual abuse. 2242. Sexual abuse ...
https://www.ussc.gov/research/quick-facts/sexual-abuse
Sexual abuse offenses have increased by 62.5% since fiscal year 2020.1,2. Click the cover for the PDF handout or learn more below. Individual and Offense ...
https://positivechildhoodalliancenc.org/resource-hub/about-child-sexual-abuse/
What is child sexual abuse? What are the abuse types? Get answers to these questions & facts about child sexual abuse. Become Informed. Make a Difference.
https://www.apa.org/topics/sexual-assault-harassment
Sexual assault and sexual harassment can have many short-term and long-term psychological impacts on victims, their families, and others.
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Child-Sexual-Abuse-009.aspx
Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to ...
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/sexual-abuse
Did This Happen to You or Someone You Know? · Has anyone forced you to have sexual intercourse or oral sex if you did not want to? · Has anyone touched you in a ...
https://www.nsvrc.org/lets-talk-campus/definitions-of-terms/
Sexual violence involves a lack of freely given consent as well as situations in which the victim is unable to consent or refuse. Sexual abuse takes place when ...
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/abuse-safety/sexual-abuse/
If you've been sexually abused, or know somebody who has, we're here to help. On this page you'll find information about what you can do, who you can talk ...
https://dfcs.alaska.gov/ocs/Pages/childrensjustice/reporting/know_sa.aspx
Sexual abuse includes acts by any adult which include touching a child's genitals, penetration by objects, oral sex, incest, sexual assault, indecent exposure, ...
https://www.atsa.com/
ATSA promotes sound research, effective evidence-based practice, informed public policy, and collaborative community strategies.
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/sexual-abuse
Child sexual abuse is any interaction between a child and an adult (or another child) in which the child is used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator ...
https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/
A Bureau of Justice Statistics report shows 1.6 % (sixteen out of one thousand) of children between the ages of 12-17 were victims of rape/sexual assault.
https://acf.gov/trauma-toolkit/victims-sexual-abuse
This Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services provides human services leaders at the local, State, Tribal, and Territorial levels with information ...
https://www.unhcr.org/us/what-we-do/protect-human-rights/tackling-sexual-exploitation-abuse-and-harassment/defining-sexual
Any sexual activity with children (persons under the age of 18 years) constitutes sexual abuse. Sexual exploitation means any actual or attempted abuse of a ...
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/SAX
Sexual Abuse provides a forum for the latest original research and scholarly reviews on both clinical and theoretical aspects regarding the perpetration of
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1544021/
by JH Beitchman · 1992 · Cited by 2706 — The existing literature on the long-term sequelae of child sexual abuse is reviewed. The evidence suggests that sexual abuse is an impo
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Sexual-Abuse.aspx
Apr 18, 2025 — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discusses how to help prevent sexual abuse of children.