Who abuses children? -and- Pediatrics, Child Sexual Abuse

[HuckleB]

I guess this could be called a follow-up of simple information, in regard to the rather ugly thread in LBN about sex abuse. Just thought I pass a couple mediocre things along, in hope that I can locate some of the better pieces I have on file online, in the next couple days.

Salud.

Who abuses children?

http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/sheets/rs7.html

"It is clear from the available evidence that children are most likely to be physically or emotionally abused, or neglected, by parents or other caregivers (Cawson et al., 2000). Further, despite the general view that children are sexually abused mainly by strangers, the reality is that most sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone who is known to the child, such as a family member, family friend or person with whom the child comes into contact (e.g., sports coach, teacher, priest) (Leventhal, 1998).

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Pediatrics, Child Sexual Abuse

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic369.htm

"Background: Child sexual abuse affects more than 100,000 children a year. Many of these children present to the emergency department (ED). The following article outlines triage determinants for examinations, examination techniques, and interpretations of genital findings of sexual abuse.

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Update on childhood sexual abuse:
http://www.co-pediatrics.com/pt/re/copeds/abstract.00008480-200504000-00021.htm;jsessionid=CusJXhYphNv1ikEKZTJ5nODBJuWTqWAju06dgomvsG7nBpQQCFdB!-264389797!-949856032!9001!-1

Child Sexual Abuse (resources):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsexualabuse.html

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1. can you link to the original DU thread you were connecting this to?