Child Sexual Abuse: MedlinePlus
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Summary
Sexual abuse is one form of child abuse. It includes a wide range of actions between a child and an adult or older child. Often these involve body contact, but not always. Exposing one's genitals to children or pressuring them for sex is sexual abuse. Using a child for pornography is also sexual abuse.
Most sexual abusers know the child they abuse. They may be family friends, neighbors or babysitters. About one-third of abusers are related to the child. Most abusers are men. If you think a child may have been abused, it's important to report it.
Start Here
Child Sexual Abuse (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)Available in Spanish
Child Sexual Abuse (National Center for PTSD)
Prevention and Risk Factors
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Children (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - PDFAvailable in Spanish
Living With
Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents (Children's Bureau) - PDF
Related Issues
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Suicide (American Association of Suicidology) - PDF
Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse (American Psychological Association)
Understanding Child Traumatic Stress (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)Available in Spanish
Specifics
Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents and Guardians (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - PDF
FAQ: Child Sexual Exploitation (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
Tips for Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - PDF - In English and Spanish
Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov: Child Abuse, Sexual 
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Article: SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF STREET CHILDREN.
Article: Doctor manipulated hospital system for four years to abuse boys,...
Article: Can Violence cause Eating Disorders?
Child Sexual Abuse -- see more articles
Children
Youth and Teens Page (National Runaway Safeline)
Men
Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Man's Guide to Coping with the Effects of Childhood Abuse (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
Women
Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Woman's Guide to Coping with Childhood Abuse Issues <span class="desc-te