CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

BY: DENISE VILLAS

 WHAT IS CONSIDERED SEX ABUSE?
1. - SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A MINOR
2. - DIFFERENT FORMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
1. FONDLING
2. EXHIBITIONISM
3. OBSCENE PHONE CALLS, MESSAGES, OR DIGITAL INTERACTION.
WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TOPIC?
1. STARTING CONVERSATION CAN HELP EDUCATE KIDS AND ADULTS
2. CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THINGS IN DIFFERENT LEVELS
3. HOW TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION
1. WITH KIDS
2. WITH TEENAGERS
PERPETRATORS: WHO ARE THEY?
1. MOSTLY SOMEONE THE CHILD OR FAMILY
KNOWS
2. STATISTICS (DARKNESS TO LIGHT, 12/22/15)
1. 10%- STRANGERS
2. 30%- FAMILY MEMBERS
 WARNING SIGNS: BEHAVIORAL
1. INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
2. USUALLY DISMISSED/INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM SIGNS AS CHILDHOOD STRESS
3. PHOBIAS
4. SIGNS OF DEPRESSION, OR PTSD
WARNING SIGNS: PHYSICAL
1. CHANGE IN HYGIENE
2. UNUSUAL BLEEDING,
BRUISING, OR SWELLING
3. DIFFICULTY WALKING
4. BLOODY, TORN OR STAINED
CLOTHES/UNDERCLOTHES
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT STUDENTS?
1. RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME
2. SKIPPING SCHOOL
3. SELF-ESTEEM IN WOMEN CHANGES
4. ANXIETY LEVEL FOR MEN HEIGHTENS
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

1. STARTS WITH TEACHING CONSENT

2. RESPONDING TO SOMEONE PRESSURING
3. SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
4. LEARNING WARNING SIGNS
 PARENTS ROLE
1. IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP MY CHILD SAFE?
2. HOW DO I KNOW IF MY KID IS A VICTIM?
3. WHAT CAN I DO IF I KNOW MY KID IS BEING HARMED?
HOW CAN TEACHERS HELP
1. KNOW THE SIGNS
2. LEARN AGE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
3. “EMOTIONAL REGULATION”
4. BE A TRUSTED ADULT
BYSTANDERS AND STUDENTS
1. BYSTANDER INTERVENTION
2. ACTIONS MATTER
3. STUDENT ACTIVISM
1. SPREAD THE WORD USING SOCIAL MEDIA
2. RATING COLLEGE SEXUAL ASSAULT
PREVENTION PROGRAMS

PLAY 1ST
 HELP IS OUT THERE.
1. National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673)
2. CHAT ONLINE AT ONLINE.RAINN.ORG
3. WHAT TO DO AFTER
1. DIFFERENT WAYS TO COPE FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR LOVED ONES
 RESOURCES
7 ways teachers can prevent sexual abuse. Defend Innocence. (n.d.).
https://defendinnocence.org/child-sexual-abuse-risk-reduction/proactive-parenting/build-support/7-
ways-teachers-can-help-prevent-child-sexual-abuse/.

Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: Iowa Training for Mandatory Reporters Perpetrators of Child
Abuse. accesscontinuingeducation.com online Iowa state mandated child abuse identification and
reporting. (n.d.). https://www.accesscontinuingeducation.com/ACE8000-11/c9/index.htm.
Child sexual abuse statistics. Darkness to Light. (2020, February 6). https://www.d2l.org/child-sexual-
abuse/statistics/.
Recovering from sexual violence. RAINN. (n.d.). https://www.rainn.org/recovering-sexual-violence.
Staying safe on campus. RAINN. (n.d.). https://www.rainn.org/articles/staying-safe-campus.