Sexual Abuse

Youth who experienced sexual exploitation exhibited high levels of sexual risk taking, multiple sexual partners, PTSD, child pornography exposure and childhood trauma, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Black women who experience sexual and physical abuse during childhood are at an increased risk for developing systemic lupus erythematosus as an adult, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

In the United States, the CDC estimates that nearly 26% of women and 15% of men report experiencing intimate partner violence before reaching the age of 18 years.

Social and emotional factors, including social support and lifetime history of mental health conditions, play a significant role in achieving complete mental health among childhood sexual abuse survivors, according to findings of a Canadian nationally representative survey published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.