1. There are
over 60 million
adult survivors of
childhood sexual abuse
thriving in the United States
today and there are
hundreds of millions
more worldwide
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se xual ly ab
be fore the
age of 18
One in 4 boy
sexually abu s is
sed
before the
age of 18
DID YOU KNOW?...
There are more people in the
US effected by childhood
01
sexual abuse (60,000,000 plus)
than there are people afflicted
with HIV/AIDS & Diabetes
COMBINED (25,450,000)
02
Heart disease, stroke, and
lung disease are three of
the top 5 inflictions in the
United States.
The COMBINED total of
those living with these
inflictions is 39.2 million
03
The number of adult
survivors of childhood
sexual abuse in the US
alone (60,000,000 plus)
surpasses the number of people in America who
have been diagnosed with all forms of cancer
(45,820,000)!
04
There is more being done to treat the 40 million
plus Americans with arthritis than for the
60 million adult survivors of childhood sexual
abuse in the United States
Experiences in childhood define
05
the adult! Only in the first decade
of a child's life does the brain form
trillions of connections that lay
the groundwork for their adult
skill set and their emotional
responses to the world around
them. When the brain
experiences trauma and stress
(such as sexual abuse) hormones
are released, the brain becomes
"worn out" and these connections
start to fail
06
According to the
ministry of women and
child development and
Childline, "In India a child
experiences the trauma
of sexual abuse EVERY
SECOND, and EVERY 155th
MINUTE, a child below 16
years of age is raped”
07
93% of juvenile
sexual assault
victims know
their attacker
08
90% of sexual
abuse victims
never tell
09
Two thirds of patients
in drug abuse
treatment facilities
say they were
physically and
sexually abused as
children
Victims of childhood sexual
10
abuse as well as combat
veterans actually experienced
physical changes to their brain
at the time of the trauma.
(J. Douglas Brenner MD)
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