Statistics/Resources

• An estimated 1 in 3 girls, and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused before age 18.
• In 80% or more of child sexual abuse cases, the child is abused by someone he or she knows and trusts.
• In approximately half of the cases in which the child knows the offender, the trusted adult is a father or stepfather.
• An estimated 9 out of 10 cases of child sexual abuse are never reported.
• 3 and 11 are the most common ages for sexual abuse to begin.
• The average sexual abuse “incident” is not a one-time event. Rather, it is an ongoing cycle of exploitation that lasts for one or more years.
• Sexual abuse of children occurs in every class, race, religion, neighborhood, cultural and ethnic group.
• The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect estimates as many as 100,000 to 200,000 children are physically abused each year. Five times as many are neglected. Abuse is the second leading cause of death, behind Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, for children 0-5 years of age.
• Domestic violence is any physical or emotional behavior perpetrated by one person toward another to control the other person’s behavior, regardless of injury or frequency of incident.
• Children in homes where domestic violence occurs are physically abused or neglected at a rate 1500% higher than the national average.
• Nationally, 75% of battered women say their children are also battered.
• 53% of battering husbands also batter their children.

Recommended Reading

Books for kids

I Like You to Make Jokes With Me, but I Don't Want You to Touch Me/Me Gusta Que Bromees Conmigo, Pero No Quiero Que Me Toques
Ellen Bass, et al;

The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Sandy Kleven, Jody Bergsma (Illustrator) *

It's My Body
Lory Freeman, Carol Deach (Illustrator) *

Trouble With Secrets
Karen Johnsen, Linda Johnson Forssell (Illustrator)

My Body is Private
Linda Girard *

A Very Touching Book...for Little People and for Big People
Jan Hindman, Tom Novak (Illustrator)

Your Body Belongs to You
Cornelia Spelman, Teri Weidner (Illustrator) *


Books for adults

A Better Safe Than Sorry Book: A Family Guide for Sexual Assault Prevention
Sol Gordon, Judith Gordon, Vivien Cohen *

No More Secrets: protecting your child from sexual assault
Caren Adams *

The Safe Child Book: a commonsense approach to protecting children and teaching children to protect themselves
Sherryll Kraizer *

It’s O.K. to Say No!: a parent/child manual for the protection of children
Robin Lenett with Bob Crane *

Resources for churches & other faith-based organizations

www.noviolence.org

The Memphis Child Advocacy Center provides free consultation and training to churches and other faith-based organizations working to implement policies and procedures on prevention and intervention of child sexual abuse. For information, call 901.888.4362 or email education@memphiscac.org.

Resources for adult survivors of child sexual abuse

www.noviolence.org

Victims compensation

www.treasury.state.tn.us/injury/