enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Child sexual abuse - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse

    Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whether by asking or pressuring, or by other means), indecent exposure , child grooming , and ...

  3. Sexual abuse - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse

    Child sexual abuse is a risk factor for attempting suicide. [15] Additionally, some studies have shown childhood sexual abuse to be a risk factor of the perpetration of intimate partner violence in men. [16] Much of the harm caused to victims becomes apparent years after the abuse happens.

  4. Child abuse - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abuse

    Effects of child sexual abuse on the victim(s) include guilt and self-blame, flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, fear of things associated with the abuse (including objects, smells, places, doctor's visits, etc.), self-esteem difficulties, sexual dysfunction, chronic pain, addiction, self-injury, suicidal ideation, somatic complaints, depression ...

  5. Adverse childhood experiences - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_childhood_experiences

    Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse and household dysfunction during childhood. The categories are verbal abuse, physical abuse, contact sexual abuse, a battered mother/father, household substance abuse, household mental illness, incarcerated household members, and parental separation or divorce.

  6. Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen

    www.aol.com/news/seven-years-sex-abuse-mormon...

    When it comes to child sexual abuse, the Mormon church says “the first responsibility of the church in abuse cases is to help those who have been abused and protect those who may be vulnerable ...

  7. Child sexuality - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexuality

    Child sexual abuse is defined as an adult or older adolescent having a sexual relationship with a child. [46] [47] Effects of child sexual abuse include clinical depression, [48] post-traumatic stress disorder, [49] anxiety, [50] propensity to further victimization in adulthood, [51] and physical injury to the child, among other problems. [52]

  8. It's Time to End Statute of Limitations Laws for Child Sex ...

    www.aol.com/time-end-statute-limitations-laws...

    I n 2019, New York passed the Child Victims Act, a law that changed the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse, extending the civil limit age from 23 to 55. For victims who ...

  9. Sexual assault - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault

    Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape." [ 139 ] Every U.S. state has its own code of laws , and thus the definition of conduct that constitutes a crime, including a sexual assault, may vary to some degree by state.