Sexual Violence in Youth: Findings from the 2012 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Violence Prevention.
• Description:
  Sexual violence is widespread in the United States and many victims are under the age of 18 when they first experience it. The findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) show:
  
  • Sexual violence is common in youth and is usually committed by someone the victim knows.
  
  • Early sexual violence experiences make children and adolescents more likely to become victims again in adulthood.
  
  • Girls and young women are more likely to be victims of rape, while boys and young men are more likely to experience being forced into penetrating someone else.
  
  Violence in youth, without appropriate trauma-informed interventions, can result in immediate and lifelong consequences, including physical, emotional, behavioral, and social challenges, as well as suffering future abuse or continuing the cycle in adulthood by abusing others. Sexual violence can be prevented and efforts are best focused on stopping sexual violence before it starts.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Intimate Partner Violence Sex Offenses Sexual Behavior Violence
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  NCIPC
• Division:
  NCIPC_DVP
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Historical CDC.gov Content
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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