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Sexual abuse is one form of child abuse. It includes a wide range of actions between a child and an adult or older child.... see more

Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater,... see more

Sexual violence (SV) is a significant problem in the United States. SV refers to sexual activity when consent is not... see more

Sexual violence is widespread in the United States and many victims are under the age of 18 when they first experience... see more

Sexual violence is a serious problem in the United States and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is... see more

The Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect or child maltreatment as: Any recent act or... see more

Child sexual abuse includes a wide range of sexual behaviors that take place between a child and an older child or adult.... see more

This brief, developed with Berkeley Media Studies Group, provides guidance on how to frame sexual violence and construct... see more

Can a memory be forgotten and then remembered? Can a 'memory' be suggested and then remembered as true? These questions... see more

Sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are serious public health problems affecting millions of people... see more

You may be a current or prospective foster or adoptive parent of a child with a known or suspected history of child... see more

Sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are public health problems known to have a negative impact on... see more

Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force, making threats or taking advantage of victims... see more

This document is intended to begin the dialogue about what it means to move upstream. Over the past few years — since... see more

Any sexual activity with a child (by an adult or another child) is sexual abuse. It causes physical and emotional pain.... see more

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities... see more

The focus of this ASAP is to highlight the early findings from a three-year study aimed to examine the overlap between... see more

Group therapy works better than individual support for women in low-income countries who have been victims of sexual... see more

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem. IPV includes physical violence, sexual violence,... see more

Rape victims treated with psychotherapy are still more than twice as likely to have sexual difficulties and pelvic pain... see more

Little is known about the national prevalence of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence among gay,... see more