CHILD ABUSE

ISSUES THAT INFLUENCE YOUTHS BEHAVIOR

BY ASHLEE JEFFERS
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SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE

CHILD ABUSE: WHEN A PERPETRATOR INTENTIONALLY HARMS A MINOR PHYSICALLY,

PSYCHOLOGICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR BY ACTS OF NEGLECT

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A FORM OF CHILD ABUSE THAT INCLUDES SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A
MINOR
OTHER FORMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

EXHIBITIONISM, OR EXPOSING ONESELF TO A MINOR

FONDLING
INTERCOURSE
MASTURBATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A MINOR OR FORCING THE MINOR TO MASTURBATE
OBSCENE PHONE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES, OR DIGITAL INTERACTION
PRODUCING, OWNING, OR SHARING PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OR MOVIES OF CHILDREN
SEX OF ANY KIND WITH A MINOR, INCLUDING VAGINAL, ORAL, OR ANAL
SEX TRAFFICKING
ANY OTHER SEXUAL CONDUCT THAT IS HARMFUL TO A CHILD'S MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, OR PHYSICAL WELFARE
WARNING SIGNS

PHYSICAL SIGNS: BEHAVIORAL SIGNS:

BLEEDING, BRUISES, OR SWELLING IN GENITAL EXHIBITS SIGNS OF DEPRESSION OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
AREA
EXPRESSES SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, ESPECIALLY IN
ADOLESCENTS
BLOODY, TORN, OR STAINED UNDERCLOTHES
HAS TROUBLE IN SCHOOL, SUCH AS ABSENCES OR DROPS
DIFFICULTY WALKING OR SITTING IN GRADES

INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE OR BEHAVIORS

FREQUENT URINARY OR YEAST INFECTIONS
NIGHTMARES OR BED-WETTING
PAIN, ITCHING, OR BURNING IN GENITAL AREA SELF HARM
STATISTICS

AS MANY AS 93% OF VICTIMS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 KNOW THE ABUSER

1 IN 4 GIRLS AND 1 IN 6 BOYS IS A VICTIM OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
ONLY ABOUT 38% OF CHILD VICTIMS DISCLOSE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY
ABUSED.

TWO-THIRDS OF TEACHERS DO NOT RECEIVE SPECIFIC TRAINING IN PREVENTING, RECOGNIZING

OR RESPONDING TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN EITHER THEIR COLLEGE COURSEWORK OR AS PART
OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
STRATEIGES

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, GO TO THE WISCONSIN
COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT WEBSITE (WWW.WCASA.ORG (LINK IS EXTERNAL)) TO
FIND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AGENCY NEAREST YOU.

MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - SAFE PATH

GUNDERSEN SEXUAL ABUSE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM
HTTP://WWW.A2AWISCONSIN.ORG/A2AWISCONSIN.HTM
SOURSES

HTTPS://WWW.RAINN.ORG/ARTICLES/CHILD-SEXUAL-ABUSE

HTTPS://VICTIMSOFCRIME.ORG/MEDIA/REPORTING-ON-CHILD-SEXUAL-ABUSE/CHILD-SEXUAL-
ABUSE-STATISTICS

HTTPS://WWW.D2L.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2017/01/ALL_STATISTICS_20150619.PDF

HTTP://WWW.A2AWISCONSIN.ORG/A2AWISCONSIN.HTM

HTTPS://PREVENTIONBOARD.WI.GOV/PAGES/OURWORK/CHILDSEXUALABUSEPREVENTION.AS
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