April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Helping Survivors* is an organization on a mission to help heal, educate, and empower people who have been impacted by sexual assault and abuse. They have provided us with a really important resource addressing the difficult topic of child sexual abuse.


Key Takeaways

  • While child sexual abuse can happen to anyone and be perpetrated by anyone, it often occurs with someone the child knows and can take many forms

  • Child sexual abuse often occurs after building trust or grooming a child and the abuse can span over years, often starting subtly

  • Survivors of childhood sexual abuse have rights and options, and many states are lifting or expanding the statute of limitations

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