New research shows problematic community attitudes allow child sexual abuse to continue

Many Australians are victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Almost one in three have been sexually abused as a child, generally more than once, and often with significant and lifelong impacts. The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse has released findings from more than 4,000 adults in a new study examining the community’s attitudes towards, knowledge of, and responses to child sexual abuse.

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