News |National Center for Child Abuse Statistics and Policy

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD ABUSE STATISTICS AND POLICY

Recent Posts

Archive

Tags

No tags yet.

Child Sex Abuse Reports Spike As Country Shelters in Place,

Child Sex Abuse Reports Spike As Country Shelters in Place,

COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, especially devastating for children who are victims of abuse. Scott Berkawitz, the president of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) said, “Last month, for the first time ever, a majority of RAINN’s sexual abuse hotline users were minors.” Of the minors who called the hotline, 67% identified their attacker as a family member. Nearly 80% of those minors lived with their abusive family member. Due to the current pandemic, it i

Child Sex Abuse Reports Increase due to COVID-19

Summarized from, "Child Sex Abuse Reports Spike As Country Shelters in Place, Advocates Say" By Alanna Vagianos COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, especially devastating for children who are victims of abuse. Scott Berkawitz, the president of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) said, “Last month, for the first time ever, a majority of RAINN’s sexual abuse hotline users were minors.” Of the minors who called the hotline, 67% identified their attacker as a fa