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Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse and it's impact

 

Every child is vulnerable to abuse, be it physical, verbal, emotional or sexual. And Child Sexual Abuse is a reality that is often not dealt with due to lack of awareness. However, the facts regarding its prevalence are very startling:

More than 53% children report facing one or more forms of sexual abuse
50% of sexual offenders were known to the victim or were in positions of trust (family member, close relative, friend or neighbour).
Onset of abuse was from 5 years of age
Boys were equally at risk as girls.
Source: National Study on Child Abuse in April 2007, Ministry of Women and Child Development

Click here to view the detailed National Child Abuse Study 2007

Most children quietly suffer, and don’t talk about Child Sexual Abuse which continues to affect them as adults too, But WE need to talk about it, so that WE can PREVENT IT and help heal it's ill effects.

These figures imply that one in every two children have been sexually abused in some form or the other. India has over 440 million children. The ramifications are very alarming!!!

The impact of child sexual abuse stays with the child for a long time beyond the immediate trauma. It continues to affect them even as they continue to become adults at various levels; emotional, social, sexual and psychological.

Thus, given the high prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse and its long lasting negative impact on the life of the individual it becomes imperative that interventions are taken to prevent Child Sexual Abuse and heal its ill effects in the lives of the victims and survivors.

Arpan’s interventions are undertaken by:

PREVENTION - Empowering adults & children with skills to protect children from sexual abuse and

HEALING - Enabling victims & survivors of abuse to heal and live beyond the trauma of their abuse

Core activities include

  • Spreading Awareness amongst various stakeholders of children; parents, teachers, NGO Professionals and staff to provide them with prevention and intervention skills
  • Teach Personal Safety skills to children in schools so that they can protect themselves from sexual abuse
  • Heal child victims and adult survivors through counseling and therapy so that they are able to heal and live beyond the trauma of their abuse with the dignity they have a right to
  • Build practitioner capability to deal with Child Sexual Abuse cases to facilitate better healing of victims and survivors

For more information on Arpan's Child Sexual Abuse programs please click here.

For more information on Child Sexual Abuse please read the links below.

Child Sexual Abuse: A Definition
Aware Parents, Caretakers and Children Can Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Aware Parents and Caretakers Can Better Help A Sexually Abused Child
Recognizing that the child has been sexually abused
Helping the child talk about abuse
Seeking professional support to help the child heal
Understanding, Preventing and Coping with Child Sexual Abuse - A Short Recap
Myths and Facts about Child Sexual Abuse
Statistics of prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in India
Laws on Child Sexual Abuse in India
Resources Available
Related Links
Glossary

Click here to download Arpan's pamphlet on child sexual abuse in pdf format

Visit Arpan's blog on Child Sexual Abuse
http://arpancsa.blogspot.com