![]() It is now recognised that sexual abuse does not even have to involve physicality to be extraordinarily damaging to a child and the future adult they will become. It can be an older sibling or another child who abuses you. ![]() In fact definitions of child sexual abuse have recently been updated.įirst of all, sexual abuse does not have to be between a child and a ‘grownup’. It’s important to understand what qualifies as sexual abuse before dismissing an experience you might have had as ‘not a big deal’. ![]() The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that 7.5% of British adults experienced some form of sexual abuse before the age of 16.Īnd real rates might be higher, given that it’s also thought around a third of children abused by an adult tell no one. Suspect you were sexually abused as a child? You are far from alone.
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