You would be surprised if you asked for friends, family colleagues the taboo question in regarrds to child sexual abuse. There are more survivors than you know.
1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. It happens next door, at our childrens schools, playgrounds and extra curricular activities. The emotional cost causes a lifetime of healing.
Research shows that people who are sexually abused as children are far more likely to experience psychological set backs that last well into adulthood, including Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, depression, substance abuse, relationship problems, and suicide.
Child sexual abuse is not the opportunity of one socio-economic status, culture, race, religion, or gender. Child sexual abuse impacts every community and every person across the globe.