Findings from the four systematic reviews and three meta-analyses identified in this report showed that: Victims of childhood sexual abuse are more likely to develop depressive disorders than are non-victims. There is fair quality evidence that childhood sexual abuse is a likely risk factor for the development ofContinue Reading
Underreporting may also be linked to community assumptions of male survivors as future perpetrators, homosexual or emotionally weak. For a man to disclose being victimised, he exposes himself to this questioning both internally and externally. Homophobia (personal and public) can inhibit men disclosing sexual abuse and seeking assistance. If abusedContinue Reading
A court in India has ruled that groping a child through their clothing does not constitute sexual assault, drawing outrage across the country and frustrating campaigners battling to address widespread sexual abuse against women and children. In a judgment last week, Bombay High Court judge Pushpa Ganediwala found that aContinue Reading
Reconnecting via peer support is the core of healing from sexual violence. There is a big difference between solitude and loneliness, loneliness is a negative state, marked by a sense of isolation. One feels that something is missing. It is possible to be with people and still feel lonely – perhapsContinue Reading
I didn’t leave the house for weeks. I’m talking about male rape to encourage other victims of sexual abuse to do the same – BBC Three My relationship suffered. I forced myself to have sex, but the truth was that even kissing someone was difficult. Sadly, about two months later,Continue Reading
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210121150929.htm “How we think about who we’re going to be in old age is very predictive of exactly how we will be,” said Shelbie Turner, a doctoral student in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences and co-author on the study. Previous studies on aging have found that howContinue Reading
What are the benefits to disclosure. Today we’re going to talk about the benefits of disclosure. Breaking the silence. This is an incredibly difficult task for most survivors who have typically held on to their secret for 30 years plus. Sadly most men never disclose however those that do areContinue Reading
New research shows the rate of New Zealand women facing sexual violence from a partner – one in six – has been mostly steady for the past 80 years. The research, published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, also found one in five children experience sexual abuse, and oneContinue Reading
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