1. Child Sexual
Abuse
Brooke Harrison

2. Population
 Definition
 Sociocultural Factors
 Risk Factors
Leeb, Paulozzi, Melanson, Simon, & Arias
(2008), Putnam (2003)

3. History
 Myths vs. Truth
 Prevalence
 The System
 Pennsylvania Statistics
Leeb et al. (2008), U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (2012), Cromer &
Goldsmith (2010), Cross et al. (2008)

4. Experiences
 My Community
 Questions
 Justice4PAKids
 Crime Victim Center of Chester County

5. Next Step
 School Involvement
 Counselors I met
 Volunteer

6. Resources
 D2L.org
 Justice4PAKids.com
 StopItNow.org or 1-888-PREVENT
 nationalchildrensalliance.org
 Childhelp 1-800-4ACHILD
 ChildLine 1-800-932-0313
 National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE
 Internet Safety: thatsnotcool.com and connectsafely.org

7. References
 Cromer, L. D., & Goldsmith, R. E. (2010). Child sexual abuse myths: Attitudes,
beliefs, and individual differences. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19(6),
618-647.
 Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., Walsh, W. A., Simone, M., Kolko, D., Szczepanski, J.,
. . . Magnuson, S. (2008). Evaluating children's advocacy centers' response to
child sexual abuse. U.S. Department of Justice: Juvenille Justice Bulletin, 1-11.
 Leeb, R.T., Paulozzi, L., Melanson, C., Simon, T., & Arias, I. (2008). Child
maltreatment surveillance: Uniform definitions for public health and
recommended data elements. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Injury Preventionand Control, 1, iv-135.
 Putnam, F. W. (2003). Ten-year research update review: Child sexual abuse.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(3), 269-278.
 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s
Bureau. (2012). Child maltreatment 2012.