[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][one_half last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

All Abuse…

All abuse must be taken seriously. All abuse is damaging. While the results of some kinds of abuse are more visible, it is not possible to say that visible abuse is more serious than abuse which cannot be seen. Not all abuse progresses to physical violence, but almost all physical violence begins with emotional abuse[/fusion_text][/one_half][one_half last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”default” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Sexually Abusive Partners[/title][fusion_text]

• may say anything that makes you feel bad about your self image or body
• may insult you sexually
• may make sexual advances towards other people
• may make you do sexual acts you do not want to do
• may force you to have sex

[/fusion_text][/one_half][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”#ededed” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Did You Know?[/title][separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”20″ bottom_margin=”20″ sep_color=”” border_size=”” icon=”” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_color=”” width=”” alignment=”center” class=”” id=””][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”24″]1 in 4[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”100″]4x[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]Although every woman is a potential victim of sexual assault, the risk of rape is four times higher for females 16-24 years of age.[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”25″]1 in 4[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]A Metro Toronto Study found that 1 in 4 females high school students had been persuaded to have intercourse.[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”69″]69%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]of Sexual assaults are committed by a know assailant[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”100″]17 minutes[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]every 17 minutes a woman is forced to have sexual intercourse.[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”100″]6 minutes[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]In Canada, every 6 minutes a woman is sexually assaulted.[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”95″]95%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]of women who have been sexually assaulted DO NOT report the incident to the police[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][/one_third][fusion_text]

In a long term study of adolescents’ vulnerability to sexual assault, it was found that:

[/fusion_text][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”56″]56%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]had been raped on a date[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”30″]30%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]had been raped by a friend[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”11″]11%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]by a boyfriend[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”78″]78%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]did not tell their parents[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”71″]71%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]confided in one or more of their teenage friends (not someone experienced in helping)[/fusion_text][/one_third][one_third last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][counters_circle class=”” id=””][counter_circle filledcolor=”#64318a” unfilledcolor=”#f7f7f7″ size=”220″ scales=”no” countdown=”no” speed=”1500″ value=”6″]6%[/counter_circle][/counters_circle][fusion_text]reported the assault to the Police[/fusion_text][/one_third][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” 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Will I get pregnant or get VD? Can people tell what’s happened to me? Will I ever want to be intimate again? Will I ever get over this? I’m afraid I’m going crazy. I have nightmares that terrify me.[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”Anxiety” title_back=”” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]I’m a nervous wreck! I have trouble breathing. (Anxiety is often expressed in physical symptoms like difficulty breathing or muscle tension, sleep disturbances, a change in eating habits, nausea, stomach problems, nightmares and bedwetting.)[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Sexually Assault Dispelling the Myths[/title][/fullwidth][section_separator divider_candy=”bottom” icon=”” icon_color=”#ffffff” bordersize=”1px” bordercolor=”” backgroundcolor=”” class=”” id=””][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”purple-bg” id=””][title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]

True or False?

[/title][flip_boxes columns=”2″ class=”sexualabuse-flip” id=””][flip_box title_front=”Sexual Assaults are most often committed by Strangers.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]69% of sexual assaults are committed by a know assailant[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”The best way for a woman to protect herself from sexual assault is to avoid being alone at night in a dark, deserted place such as an alley or parking lot.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]Most sexual assaults occur in a private home (60%) and the largest percentage of these (38%) occur in the victim’s home.[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”Men who sexually assault women are either mentally ill or sexually starved.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]Sexual assault is a crime of power, control and violence. Studies and research on the psychological profiles of rapists overwhelmingly reveal that they are “ordinary, normal” average men.[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”Only young and attractive women are sexually assaulted.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]Sexual assault happens to women of all ages and physical types, from every cultural, racial, religious and socioeconomic background including native, immigrant, rural, elderly women and women with disabilities.[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”Women provoke sexual assault by their appearance of behaviour. Women who are sexually assaulted, ‘ask for it’.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]Women always have a right to say no to sexual involvement. The idea that women, “ask for it” is often used by Men who assault to rationalize their behaviour.[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”Even though a woman say, ‘no’, she secretly enjoys being forced to have sex.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]”NO” means “NO”-whatever the situation.[/flip_box][flip_box title_front=”A woman who has agreed to sex previously with the same partner (for example her husband or boyfriend) cannot be raped.” title_back=”FALSE” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”” background_color_back=”” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″]Sexual assault occurs whenever a person does not want to have sex but is forced to do so.[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Childhood Sexual Abuse[/title][/fullwidth][section_separator divider_candy=”bottom” icon=”” icon_color=”#ffffff” bordersize=”1px” bordercolor=”” backgroundcolor=”” class=”” id=””][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”green-bg” id=””][one_half last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Facts to Consider[/title][fusion_text]

• Many survivors, estimates are as high as 50%, do not remember the abuse until years after it has occurred. Usually, something in adulthood will trigger the memory. Some are never able to clearly recall the abuse.
• Survivors often hold the distorted belief that they are responsible for the abuse perpetrated against them. This results in feelings of extreme guilt and self-blame. Most abusers tell children that it is their own fault they are being abused, shifting the blame away from the abuser, where it belongs and placing it on the child.
• A recent Canadian survey, (1991) of women serving federal sentences in penitentiaries notes that 53% of the women incarcerated stated that they had been sexually abused at some stage in their lives, most commonly during childhood or adolescence.
• Children with disabilities are particularly at risk for sexual abuse. The risk of sexual abuse is at least 50% higher for children with disabilities than non-disabled children of similar age and gender.
• Numerous studies have discussed the direct relationship between child sexual abuse and adolescent/adult prostitution. The estimates range from 76-90% of prostitutes having a history of child sexual abuse, the most common form being incest (the sexual abuse of a child by a Family member).
• Survivors are revealing in increasing numbers that they have been victims of ritual abuse. Studies indicate that this type of abuse, which is characterized by repetitive and systematic severe sexual, physical, psychological and spiritual abuse of children is much more prevalent than originally believed. The aftereffects are severe.

[/fusion_text][/one_half][one_half last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Common Long-Term Effects[/title][fusion_text]

• Feelings of extremely low self-esteem or self-hatred are common in survivors. Extreme depression is something with which survivors also battle.
• Survivors often experience frequent sleep disturbances and nightmares. Links have been made between this and the fact that children are often sexually abused in their rooms, in their own beds.
• Trust is a crucial issue for many survivors throughout their lives. They were betrayed by the very people who cared for them, who insisted they loved them even while abusing them. Learning to trust can be next to impossible under these circumstances.
• Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are more likely to victims of abuse in their adulthood. Re-victimization describes the process whereby women who were sexually abused as children frequently find themselves in abusive, dangerous situations or relationships as adults.
• Flashbacks can be frightening experiences, not only for the survivors, but for those around them. During a “flashback”, the survivor experiences the sexual abuse as if it were occurring at that moment. Flashbacks are often triggered by an event, action, or even a smell that is reminiscent of the sexual abuse or the abuser.
• Dissociation refers to the ability to escape stressful or harmful situations by creating another place of the mind to go. The intense pain of sexual abuse creates a situation where the victim, in order to cope, must try to dissociate from her body to leave the situation the only way she can.

[/fusion_text][/one_half][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse[/title][/fullwidth][section_separator divider_candy=”bottom” icon=”” icon_color=”#ffffff” bordersize=”1px” bordercolor=”” backgroundcolor=”” class=”” id=””][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ padding_left=”20%” padding_right=”20%” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”yellow-bg” id=””][one_half last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Who is an Adult Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse?[/title][fusion_text]An individual who was sexually abused as a child is an adult survivor of child sexual abuse. This abuse may have had long-term effects on the survivor’s life. In most instances, the victim of the abuse never discussed the abuse with others while it was occurring. This individual is learning now, as an adult to deal with the effects of the abuse.

The term “survivor” is used, instead of the term “victim”, because the individual has survived the childhood sexual abuse. The term is used in recognition of the strengths of the individual who has survived.

CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: occurs when a child is used for the sexual gratification of an older adolescent or adult. It also involves the abuse of power that an adult has over a child. The sexual abuse may be used by the adult as a means of fulfilling his need to be powerful.

Sexual abuse occurs across all communities regardless or race, religion, cultural heritage, social or economic status.
98.5% of abusers are male and most victims are female. However, it is important to recognize that boys and male adolescents are also sexually abused. Male survivors may recognize some their experiences as similar to those of female survivors.[/fusion_text][/one_half][one_half last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]How Widespread is the Problem?[/title][fusion_text]It is estimated that about 1 in 2 females and 1 in 3 males have been victims of unwanted sexual acts. 4 in 5 of these acts were committed against the person as a child’ or youth.

If, you are dealing with the effects of child sexual abuse, please remember that you are not responsible for the abuse. No one ever deserves to be abuses. As an adult, you can overcome the effects the abuse may have on your life.[/fusion_text][/one_half][/fullwidth]