Does sexual abuse impact on a child’s sexuality
Catherine Gallagher Clinical Practice Manager Start notes that experiencing sexual trauma as a rule doesn’t make a child’s sexuality. She talks about the importance communicating with the child. Sam MacGibbon Child and Family Psychologist explains that children who have experience sexual trauma say that they feel different – this can lead to a young person exploring their sexuality.
Resources
Information including the signs and effects of child sexual abuse, grooming, online child exploitation and how to respond to a disclosure https://bravehearts.org.au/about-child-sexual-abuse/
Keeping kids safer http://www.capshauraki.co.nz/keeping-kids-safer.html
Keeping children safe https://helpauckland.org.nz/topic/keeping-children-safe/
Online sexual abuse https://netsafe.org.nz/image-based-abuse/
Sexual harm helpline https://safetotalk.nz/ 0800 044 334 or Free text 4334