Abstract

Although sexual abuse is recognized as a serious violation of human well-being and of the law, no community has yet developed the mechanisms that ensure none of their youth will be sexually abused. Child sexual abuse is, sadly, an international problem of great magnitude that can affect children of all ages, sexes, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic classes. Upon invitation, this current publication aims at providing a brief overview of a few lessons we have learned from child sexual abuse research as to heighten awareness of mental health professionals on this utmost important and widespread social problem. This overview will focus on different kinds of sexual abuse throughout my paper.

Keywords: Child sexual abuse; Review; Prevalence; Mental health outcomes; Prevention

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Sexual abuse remains a challenging topic which can be difficult to talk about. Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don't want to do. Sexual abuse can be listed in different categories such as child abuse and rape. Studies show that Florida, Ohio, California and Kentucky have the highest percent of child abuse and rape. There is still a lot we don’t know about the extent of people being abused. Sexual abuse is the most harmful and immoral criminal act, many children have been abused by their close relatives, and most rape victims don’t report that they been rape. Research shows that sexual abuse affects tens of thousands of children and young teens every year.
Sexual abuse is the most harmful and immoral criminal act occurring throughout the modern society. Most people assume that every sexual offender is a stranger to the victim; I don’t feel as this is true. In fact, sexual abuse has been defined as