Childhood Sexual Assault
On September - 17 - 2013
Sexual Abuse / Trauma
Many people have a limited understanding of the causes, prevention, and impacts of childhood sexual abuse, probably because it’s still a taboo subject in our culture; as are other sexual and abuse related topics. A common symptom of sexual abuse is post-traumatic stress. Be sure to visit this discussion area for anonymous accounts of sexual abuse, domestic violence, incest, drug abuse, etc.
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Perpetrators
- Can a child molester be rehabilitated?
- Do abuser’s feel remorse?
- How can I identify if someone might be an abuser? What are some identifying features?
- Why do people sexually abuse children?
Statistics
- What are the perpetrator statistics on fathers, brothers, neighbors, etc.?
- How does alcohol play a role?
- What are the statistics on boys vs girls who are abused?
- For how many years does abuse usually continue?
- Is there more sexual abuse in the US than in other countries?
Trauma Recovery
- What is traumatic dissociation or amnesia of childhood sexual abuse? Is it real?
- If I have memories of sexual abuse, how do I know if they are accurate?
- Does childhood sexual abuse affect adult relationships?
- Can sexual abuse make individuals gay/homosexual?
- Why do so many people who were sexually abused wait so long to report it?
- Shouldn’t adults who were abused as children try to let it go?
- If I, or someone I know was sexually abused, what can I do to help recover?
- What is it like to tell someone you’ve been abused and not be believed?
- Is it okay to give support to both the abuser and the abused in a family?
Legal Issues
- Are there changes in laws that protect children?
- In what ways are children sexually abused? Is it always physical?
- Does pornography promote sexual abuse?
- Is there more sexual abuse than there used to be?
- I am an adult who was abused as a child, should I tell someone? Should I go to counseling?
- How can I tell if a child is being abused? Should I investigate? What should I be doing? Call the police? Question the child?
- What is the age of sexual consent? Is it sexual abuse if a brother and sister about the same age, or a few years apart engage in sexual activity? If there is a line, where is it drawn between experimenting and abuse?
- Are there national or federal laws that pertain to childhood sexual abuse?
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
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