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title: Ending Child Sexual Abuse
date: 2017-06-16T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ending-child-sexual-abuse"
section: Resources
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Ending child sexual abuse is possible, and this handbook on transformative justice outlines a path to justice for family members, friends, teachers, community leaders, physical and mental health practitioners, and anyone seeking to address child sexual abuse in their lives and in the lives of those around them.

> Children cannot and should never be expected to prevent or interrupt abuse they experience. The responsibility for abuse lies with the person or people doing the harm, and it is the responsibility of the adults in a child’s life to protect a child from abuse. Knowledge about CSA can make a huge difference in our ability to prevent, recognize, and intervene when someone is sexually abusing a child.

[View the handbook ](https://generativesomatics.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Transformative-Justice-Handbook.pdf)

SOURCE: Generation FIVE • AUTHOR: Sara Kershnar, Staci Haines, Gillian Harkins, Alan Greig, Cindy Wiesner, Mich Levy, Palak Shah, Mimi Kim, and Jesse Carr • LAST UPDATED: June 1, 2017

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- [ ending gender-based violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/ending-gender-based-violence)
- [child abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/child-abuse)
- [sexual abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/sexual-abuse)

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How does experiencing violence or sexual abuse affect our intimate relationships? The conversation below is excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/conversations-how-past-sexual-abuse-or-violence-affects-relationships)

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## Recommendations for Healing from Abuse

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In this conversation, excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality, participants discuss what has helped them cope with past sexual violence and abuse.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/conversations-recommendations-for-healing-from-abuse)

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## Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

This resource explains the practice of female genital mutilaiton (FGM), and why the international community recognizes it as a human rights violation.

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This resource explains the practice of female genital mutilaiton (FGM), and why the international community recognizes it as a human rights violation.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/female-genital-mutilation-fgm)

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A diverse group of survivors of sexual assault talks about their recovery processes and their experiences with relationships, sex, and sexuality.

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A diverse group of survivors of sexual assault talks about their recovery processes and their experiences with relationships, sex, and sexuality.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/survivors-on-recovering-from-sexual-trauma)

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Jill Damatac reflects on how immigration shaped her mental health and that of her Filipinx family.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/being-undocumented-mental-health)

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## Online Dating and Hook-Up Safety Tips

The Anti-Violence Project offers practical tips for safety around hooking up.

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The Anti-Violence Project offers practical tips for safety around hooking up.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/online-dating-and-hook-up-safety-tips)

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## Quick Facts on Sexual Violence against Young Women and Girls

This fact sheet gathers information about sexual violence, including at schools and as experienced by marginalized women and girls.

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This fact sheet gathers information about sexual violence, including at schools and as experienced by marginalized women and girls.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/quick-facts-on-sexual-violence-against-young-women-and-girls)

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## The Physical Effects of Sexual Trauma: Chronic Pelvic Pain

In this article, a pelvic health physical therapist explains how sexual trauma affects the body and contributes to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) as well as other bodily systems and cycles.

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In this article, a pelvic health physical therapist explains how sexual trauma affects the body and contributes to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) as well as other bodily systems and cycles.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-physical-effects-of-sexual-trauma-chronic-pelvic-pain)