Reliable statistics on
the incidence of sexual abuse by coaches in youth sports are hard to come by, according to Celia Brackenridge, Director of the Centre for Youth Sport and Athlete Welfare at Brunel University in London and a leader in sports abuse research.
It's no surprise then, that when the John Jay report (cited in the following answer) examined the causes of sexual abuse, it reported that «it is not clear why the commitment to or state of celibate chastity should be seen as a cause for the steady rise in
incidence of sexual abuse between 1950 and 1980».
Not exact matches
Child Maltreatment: Prevalence,
Incidence, and Consequences in East Asia and the Pacific Maltreatment
of children - including physical,
sexual, and emotional
abuse; neglect; and exploitation - is all too prevalent in the East Asia and Pacific regions, a report from UNICEF finds.
The researchers examined self - reported prevalence and
incidence of several potentially traumatic event types, including physical and
sexual abuse, among 2,235 children.
The
incidence of child
abuse, eating disorders, drug addiction, teen - age pregnancy, and
sexual exploitation, as well as
of infant mortality, suicide, and fatal accidents is increasing throughout the nation, the physicians said.
The
incidence of physical and
sexual abuse against both men and women with disabilities is significantly greater than in the general population due to their vulnerability and dependency upon their custodians and care providers.
Hurtful words directed at a child, for example, may have emotional or psychological effects that can harm a child as seriously — or even more seriously — than some
incidences of physical or
sexual abuse.
Darkness to Light is a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce the
incidence of child
sexual abuse by shifting the responsibility from children to adults.
If the incident counts
of physical child
abuse reported by child welfare agencies appropriately are adjusted into percentage format — as they have to be to speak in terms
of «likelihoods» by taking into account actual numbers
of children cared for by mothers and fathers, actual time spent directly caring for children by mothers and fathers, numbers
of incidences per actual numbers
of direct caregiver mothers and fathers — not to mention making adjustment to differentiate «neglect» reports from affirmative «physical
abuse» — you will find that children are at many times more risk
of physical
abuse in the care
of fathers than mothers, and at astronomically more risk for serious physical
abuse and
sexual abuse.
Darkness to Light A media campaign to reduce the
incidence of child
sexual abuse through public awareness and education.
Incidence and impacts
of sexual abuse in a child outpatient sample: The role
of direct inquiry.
If the incident counts
of physical child
abuse reported by child welfare agencies appropriately are adjusted into percentage format by taking into account actual numbers
of children cared for by mothers and fathers, actual time spent directly caring for children by mothers and fathers, numbers
of incidences per actual numbers
of direct caregiver mothers and fathers — not to mention making adjustment to differentiate «neglect» reports from affirmative «physical
abuse» — you will find that children are at many times more risk
of physical
abuse in the care
of men than women, and at astronomically more riskfor serious physical
abuse and
sexual abuse.
Child
Sexual Abuse and Rural Areas (PDF - 773 KB) Evans - Thompson, Brooks, & Green (2017) Vistas Online Discusses factors that contribute to the incidence of child sexual abuse in rural commun
Sexual Abuse and Rural Areas (PDF - 773 KB) Evans - Thompson, Brooks, & Green (2017) Vistas Online Discusses factors that contribute to the incidence of child sexual abuse in rural communi
Abuse and Rural Areas (PDF - 773 KB) Evans - Thompson, Brooks, & Green (2017) Vistas Online Discusses factors that contribute to the
incidence of child
sexual abuse in rural commun
sexual abuse in rural communi
abuse in rural communities.