Substance dependence, violence, mental illness: Toxic trio of parental problems strongly linked to childhood sexual abuse
4 years, 7 months ago

Substance dependence, violence, mental illness: Toxic trio of parental problems strongly linked to childhood sexual abuse

Hindustan Times  

Adults whose parents had struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse, suggests a new study. For those exposed to one of these childhood adversities, the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse nearly tripled to 2.7 per cent for men and 6.4 per cent for women. For those who came from chaotic homes where all three main risk factors were present, the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse was 11.6 per cent for men and 26.4 per cent for women. “The finding of more than a 10-fold difference in the prevalence of sexual abuse from those exposed to three childhood adversities to those with none was quite shocking,” says co-author Senyo Agbeyaka, a recent University of Toronto MSW graduate who is a social worker at University Health Network.

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Childhood Trauma Key Factor That Connects Most Convicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Childhood Trauma Key Factor That Connects Most Convicts

Deccan Chronicle  

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Psychological abuse more damaging for kids' well-being, says study
7 years, 10 months ago

Psychological abuse more damaging for kids' well-being, says study

India TV News  

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‘Children who witness domestic violence prone to drug abuse’
8 years, 3 months ago

‘Children who witness domestic violence prone to drug abuse’

Hindustan Times  

In a disturbing report, an NGO has found that nearly half of the children in slums from families with history of domestic violence become prone to drug abuse. “In a slum situated in Musakhedi area, 49% of the children from 464 families with history of domestic violence were into drug abuse,” said Mandole. Though there is no figure available with …

Abuse In Childhood Raises The Risk Of Early Death For Women
8 years, 7 months ago

Abuse In Childhood Raises The Risk Of Early Death For Women

NPR  

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