Child Sexual Abuse
About the issue
Child sexual abuse is one of the most prevalent public health issues facing society today. Child sexual abuse can occur anywhere. It happens in places like homes, neighborhoods, schools and youth sports environments, but it also occurs online, such as child pornography or communicating in a sexual manner by phone or internet.
One in 10 children will be the victim of sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. Child sexual abuse takes many forms and they aren’ t just physical. At its core, sexual abuse is any sexual act between an adult and a minor, or between two minors when one exerts power over the other. It also includes non-contact acts such as exhibitionism, exposure to pornography and voyeurism. To prevent abuse, we have to break through the stigma and shame and talk about how it happens.
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