Sexually Abused Childhood

"My own father used to sexually assault me when I was a young girl. He used to beat me up a lot. I was terrified when he came home, and often hid under the bed," she said.

Adults who had experienced adverse childhood experiences such as childhood sexual or physical abuse or chronic parental domestic violence were three times more likely to have a generalized anxiety disorder.

The incidence of sexual abuse in kids is higher than you think. Protect your kids now.

Multiple Grammy winning singer Mary J Blige has opened up about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child.

Those exposed to emotional and sexual abuses during childhood have a higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Children who suffer physical or sexual abuse have double the risk of developing asthma.

People who experience sexual or physical abuse during childhood may have poor mental and physical health outcomes in old age.

Women who have been victims of child abuse and suffer from migraine are more likely experience depression later in life.

Sexual maltreatment is one of the most common forms of child abuse. Recent research points out that most boys who were sexually abused do not necessarily become abusers themselves but there are certain factors that may increase the risk, such as a lack of basic needs in childhood and violence at home.

"My own father used to sexually assault me when I was a young girl. He used to beat me up a lot. I was terrified when he came home, and often hid under the bed," she said.

Adults who had experienced adverse childhood experiences such as childhood sexual or physical abuse or chronic parental domestic violence were three times more likely to have a generalized anxiety disorder.

The incidence of sexual abuse in kids is higher than you think. Protect your kids now.

Multiple Grammy winning singer Mary J Blige has opened up about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child.

Those exposed to emotional and sexual abuses during childhood have a higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Children who suffer physical or sexual abuse have double the risk of developing asthma.

People who experience sexual or physical abuse during childhood may have poor mental and physical health outcomes in old age.

Women who have been victims of child abuse and suffer from migraine are more likely experience depression later in life.

Sexual maltreatment is one of the most common forms of child abuse. Recent research points out that most boys who were sexually abused do not necessarily become abusers themselves but there are certain factors that may increase the risk, such as a lack of basic needs in childhood and violence at home.