School-Based Responses to Children Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted

• Published in: Education & treatment of children Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 64 - 81
• Main Authors: Webster, Raymond E., Hall, Cathy W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York The Roscoe Ledger 01.02.2004; Springer; West Virginia University Press, University of West Virginia
• Subjects: Adults; Care and treatment; Child Abuse; Child abuse & neglect; Child molestation; Child neglect; Child pornography; Child protective services; Child psychology; Child welfare; Childhood; College Students; Crisis intervention; Education; Educators; Government services; Medical personnel; Mental Health Workers; Practice; Sex crimes; Sexual Abuse; Sexually abused children; STUDIES; Teacher attitudes; United States; United States

Over 300,000 children are sexually abused annually in the United States, with 84,320 new cases of child sexual abuse occurring each year (National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1998). It is inevitable that educators and mental health professionals working in the schools will become involved with...