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Article: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs in Texas Public Elementary Schools.
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
- Author:
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Children are suffering high rates of sexual victimization.[1] Prevailing estimates of child sexual abuse range from 6% to 62% for females, and 3% to 13% for males.[2,3] Variations in abuse estimates occur primarily due to use of different definitions of abuse and methodological techniques such as sampling and interviewing.[4] Despite this variation, the current estimate of actual sexual victimization is reported to be at least one in four for girls, and one in 10 for boys[5] These abusive experiences can cause profound short-term and long-term effects on a child's mental health and development, 1 ultimately interfering with a child's ability to function well at home and at ...