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Child sexual abuse/exploitation and LGBTQI+ children: Context, links, vulnerabilities, gaps, challenges and priorities

Article Title: Child sexual abuse/exploitation and LGBTQI+ children: Context, links, vulnerabilities, gaps, challenges and priorities. Authors: Capaldi, Mark, Schatz, Jennifer, Kavenagh, Mark Summary: This paper provides a valuable summary and discussion of the vulnerability of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender, queer or questioning and intersex (LGBTQI+) youth to global child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA).   In so doing, the […]

Factors differentiating risk of sexual abuse victimization by adults and peers among adolescents

Article Title: Factors differentiating risk of sexual abuse victimization by adults and peers among adolescents Authors: Iris Linnea Schaathun, Ian Revhaug Nenseth, Kamilla Rognmo, Gertrud Sofie Hafstad. Summary: While a great deal of research has been devoted to identifying risk and protective factors associated with child sexual abuse perpetrated by adults, relatively limited effort has […]