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Keys to Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children

  • What You Can Do Before a Child is Harmed
  • Talking to Kids about Preventing Sexual Abuse
  • Why Sexuality Education is an Important Part of a Safety Plan
  • Ten Things to Remember When You Talk to Kids about Sexuality
  • Understanding What Makes Kids Vulnerable to being Sexually Abused
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  • Recognizing Warning Signs
    • Definitions of Child Sexual Abuse
      • Defining Child Sexual Abuse
      • Touching Behaviors
      • Non-touching Behaviors
      • Common Misunderstandings about Definitions
    • How Abuse Happens
      • How Could I Have Missed It?
      • Why a Child May Sexually Abuse Another Child
      • How People Use the Internet and Other Technology to Sexually Exploit Children and Teens
    • Understanding Sexual Behavior in Kids
      • What is Age-Appropriate?
      • How to Recognize Concerning Behavior Between Children
      • When Children Abuse Other Children
      • Is There Help for Children with Sexual Behavior Problems?
      • Do 'Victims' Become 'Perpetrators'?
    • Warning Signs in Adults and Children
      • Warning Signs of Abuse in Children (Behavioral and Physical)
      • Signs a Child or Adolescent May Be At-Risk to Harm Another Child
      • How Can I Tell if My Child Has Been Sexually Abused?
      • Warning Signs a Young Person May Be a Target of Online Sexual Abuse
  • Prevention and Safety
    • Keys to Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children
      • What You Can Do Before a Child is Harmed
      • Talking to Kids about Preventing Sexual Abuse
      • Why Sexuality Education is an Important Part of a Safety Plan
      • Ten Things to Remember When You Talk to Kids about Sexuality
      • Understanding What Makes Kids Vulnerable to being Sexually Abused
    • Creating a Plan for Safety
      • Re-establishing Safety in Your Family
      • Preparing for Internet Safety
      • Helping a Child Manage Unsafe Sexual Behavior
    • Considering Filing Reports
      • What if I'm Not Sure?
      • When to File and Who to Call
      • The Mandated Reporter's Decision to File
      • I'm Afraid about What Could Happen if I File a Report
      • How Might a Report Impact the Child, the Person who has Offended and the Whole Family?
  • Talking about It
    • Finding the Courage to Speak Up
      • What Keeps Us From Talking About Sexual Abuse
      • Facing the Practical Difficulties of Speaking Up
      • How to Prepare for a Complex Conversation
      • For Survivors Worried about the Safety of Others
    • Speaking to Someone with a Sexual Behavior Problem
      • Talking with a Child or Teen Who Has Abused
    • When a Child Tells About Sexual Abuse
      • How Should I Respond to the Child?
      • What Should I Do After a Child Tells?
      • How Can I Better Understand What My Child is Going Through?
      • Possible Reactions of Non-Offending Parents and Caring Adults
      • Is the Child Telling Me the Truth?
      • What Might the Person Who Has Offended be Thinking or Feeling after a Disclosure?
  • Recovery and Therapy
    • For Children and Adults Who Have Been Abused
      • Can a Child Recover from the Effects of Sexual Abuse?
      • Healing and Recovery for Adults Abused as Children
      • Why Therapy is so Important for a Child Who Has Been Abused
      • How Does Therapy Help a Child?
      • What Kind of Therapist Should My Child See?
    • For Those At-Risk to Abuse Others or Who Have Offended
      • Safety and Help for Children and Teens Who Have Abused
    • For Parents and Caregivers
      • Natural Reactions of Parents and Caregivers to Abuse
      • Mistaken Beliefs That Block Awareness
      • Finding Support for Yourself After Abuse is Disclosed
      • When You Love Them Both
      • The Power of Your Loving Support
  • Reporting and Legal Issues
    • Filing Reports
      • How to File
      • Who is Required to Report? (Am I Required to Report?)
      • When Must a Therapist File a Report?
      • What Might Happen After a Report is Filed?
    • Child Protective Services and Police
      • What is Child Protective Services?
      • About Investigations
      • What Can I Do When the System Seems Unable to Protect My Child?
    • Legal Issues
      • Consequences for Minors: Could My Child be Arrested?
      • Why Permission from a Child or Underage Teen Doesn't Count
      • Can I Get in Trouble If I'm the Safe Adult?
      • How Does Community Notification and the Sex Offender Registry Work?
      • New Laws Affecting Teens Who Offend
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