12for12k and Stop the Silence
Across the world, 150 million girls and 73 million boys are subjected to forced sexual intercourse and other forms of sexual violence(WHO, 2002).
In the U.S. at least one out of four girls and one out of seven boys are sexually abused by 18 years old. Nearly 50 percent of all sexual assaults are against girls aged 15 or younger.
Life outcomes often include poor school performance,depression,psychosis, promiscuity, teen pregnancy, prostitution, drug abuse, sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, homelessness, suicide and homicide, and chronic disease.
The Mission of Stop the Silence is to expose and stop CSA and help survivors heal worldwide. Our over-arching goals are to:
1) help stop child sexual abuse (CSA) and related formsof violence;
2) promote healing of victims and survivors;
3) celebrate the lives of those healed.
Through our work, we aim to address the relationships between CSA and the broader issues of overall family and community violence,and violence within and between communities.
In the U.S. at least one out of four girls and one out of seven boys are sexually abused by 18 years old. Nearly 50 percent of all sexual assaults are against girls aged 15 or younger.
Life outcomes often include poor school performance,depression,psychosis, promiscuity, teen pregnancy, prostitution, drug abuse, sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, homelessness, suicide and homicide, and chronic disease.
The Mission of Stop the Silence is to expose and stop CSA and help survivors heal worldwide. Our over-arching goals are to:
1) help stop child sexual abuse (CSA) and related formsof violence;
2) promote healing of victims and survivors;
3) celebrate the lives of those healed.
Through our work, we aim to address the relationships between CSA and the broader issues of overall family and community violence,and violence within and between communities.
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