Child Sexual Abuse: MedlinePlus

Child Sexual Abuse: MedlinePlus

Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents and Guardians

02/11/2016 05:20 PM EST

Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - PDF
Related MedlinePlus Page: Child Sexual Abuse

Related Health Topics

• Child Abuse

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• Spanish (español)
• Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

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Summary

Sexual abuse is one form of child abuse. It includes a wide range of actions between a child and an adult or older child. Often these involve body contact, but not always. Exposing one's genitals to children or pressuring them for sex is sexual abuse. Using a child for pornography is also sexual abuse.

Most sexual abusers know the child they abuse. They may be family friends, neighbors or babysitters. About one-third of abusers are related to the child. Most abusers are men. If you think a child may have been abused, it's important to report it.

Start Here

• Child Sexual Abuse (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)Available in Spanish
• Child Sexual Abuse (National Center for PTSD)

Prevention and Risk Factors

• Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
• Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Children (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - PDFAvailable in Spanish

Living With

• Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents (Children's Bureau) - PDF

Related Issues

• Childhood Sexual Abuse and Suicide (American Association of Suicidology) - PDF
• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse (American Psychological Association)
• Understanding Child Traumatic Stress (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)Available in Spanish

Specifics

• Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents and Guardians (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - PDF
• FAQ: Child Sexual Exploitation (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
• Tips for Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - PDF - In English and Spanish

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Child Abuse, Sexual  (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF STREET CHILDREN.
• Article: Doctor manipulated hospital system for four years to abuse boys,...
• Article: Can Violence cause Eating Disorders?
• Child Sexual Abuse -- see more articles

Children

• Youth and Teens Page (National Runaway Safeline)

Men

• Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Man's Guide to Coping with the Effects of Childhood Abuse (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF

Women

• Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Woman's Guide to Coping with Childhood Abuse Issues (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDFAvailable in Spanish

Patient Handouts

• Child abuse - sexual Available in Spanish
• Sexual abuse in children -- what to know Available in Spanish