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It isn’t helpful to jump to conclusions about child sexual abuse. Raj Rabidas/Shutterstock

An STI epidemic in young people does not signal sexual abuse

Young people in remote Aboriginal communities have high rates of STIs for a number of reasons, including inconsistent condom use and poor access to health services.
Larry Nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison for his crimes. Should anyone else bear responsibility? AP Photo/Paul Sancya

What employers can do to stop the next Larry Nassar

Employers like Michigan State play a critical role in protecting people – or not – from abuse by people on their payroll.
Some people have unusual attractions to specific age groups. Varshesh Joshi on Unsplash

What are chronophilias?

Psychologists don’t know much about why people have age-based sexual attractions – such as pedophilia – or how best to help people not act on sexual interests in children.
A review of the prevalence of child sex abuse around the world shows that one in five females are affected and one in 13 males. (Shutterstock)

We must listen to male sexual abuse victims #too

In the wake of the #Metoo movement, and with the goal of transforming toxic masculinity into compassionate masculinity, we must create new spaces to listen to male victims of child abuse too.

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