Child Sexual Abuse is Preventable, Not Inevitable

Public Health On Call by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Aug 19, 202617:18Society & Culture

About this episode: Millions of children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18, either in-person or online and often at the hands of people they know. The mental, behavioral, and physical health consequences c...

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