‘Disclosing CSA is like killing your childhood’
Disclosure of child sexual abuse is experienced as a potential threat to the ability to lead a normal life, research has found.
The study into difficulties of first disclosure for adult survivors, published in Science Direct, found that CSA affects self-representation in ways that become significant barriers to disclosure.
“An important and unexpected implication of our findings [...]
Child sexual abuse helpline sees surge in calls after lockdown restrictions eased
There has been a large surge in calls to a national child sexual abuse prevention helpline, figures have shown.
Between June and August – just after lockdown restrictions were eased – there was a 47% increase in the number of calls to the confidential Stop It Now! Helpline compared to the first three months of lockdown.
Donald [...]
Special Report: Key messages from research on child sexual abuse perpetrated by adults
It is unclear how many adults sexually abuse children, but there are more than official figures show, and large numbers of individuals are engaging with CSA images, according to the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse.
Most contact CSA is perpetrated by a person who the child knows and trusts. Almost all individuals convicted of [...]
Racism can lead to failures in identifying child sexual abuse
Racism can lead to failures on the part of institutions in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found.
Racism, sometimes in the form of cultural stereotypes, can act as a barrier to reporting abuse, describing a sense of feeling ‘othered’ by institutions, creating mistrust, which also underpinned [...]
Extent of CSE and CSA blurred by data collection
Extent of CSE and CSA blurred by data collection: the data collected from children’s services makes it difficult to ascertain the true extent of child sexual abuse and exploitation, the Centre of Expertise CSE on Child Sexual Abuse has warned.
The number of actual victims of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and Centre of Expertise (CSE) remains [...]
Special report: The scale and nature of Child Sexual Abuse
Fifteen per cent of girls have experienced child sexual abuse before the age of 16, a report by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse has found.
Taking into account the variations in prevalence studies for England and Wales, the available data suggests that 15% of girls or young women and 5% of boys or [...]
