Sexual Abuse in Teens
Latinx Therapy
Adriana Alejandre
4.8 ā¢ 601 Ratings
šļø 12 February 2020
ā±ļø 27 minutes
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Summary
Trigger Warning: The information shared here may be found triggering for individuals who have personally experienced sexual abuse or assault at any point of their lives. Please prioritize your inner needs, take breaks from the episode if you choose to listen.
Of all victims under age 18, 2 out of 3 are within the ages of 12 and 17. One in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of adults. 93% of the perpetrators is someone the survivors knows.Ā
Dr. Lydiana Garcia is a Boricua licensed psychologist in Los Angeles, CA and shares with us what sexual abuse is, statistics on child sexual abuse, common signs teens may have if they have been abused, recommended way of handling not only a suspicion of abuse, but also the disclosure of sexual abuse. We also talk about common cultural things such as secrets and the effects that sexual abuse on a young family member has on the entire family system.Ā
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Latinx Therapy. |
| 0:05.3 | The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional and is not a substitute for psychological diagnosis or treatment. |
| 0:14.7 | I'm your host, Adriana Alejandra Alejandre, licensed marriage and family therapist. |
| 0:19.3 | The information shared in this episode may be found triggering for individuals who have |
| 0:24.3 | experienced sexual abuse or assault at any point of their lives. |
| 0:28.6 | Please take care of yourselves, take breaks from this episode if you do choose to listen. |
| 0:33.6 | I wanted to give that as a trigger warning. |
| 0:35.7 | Now, in this episode, our guest for today defines what sexual abuse is. |
| 0:40.5 | We speak about the statistics, common signs teen may have if they have been abused, |
| 0:45.8 | recommended way of handling not only a suspicion of abuse, but also the disclosure of sexual abuse. |
| 0:52.1 | We also talk about common cultural things such as secrets and the |
| 0:56.2 | effects that sexual abuse on a young family member has on the entire family system. I also want to |
| 1:02.7 | address that although this episode did not focus at all on the LGBTQ community, I will be working on an |
| 1:09.7 | episode that does because although there are similarities, the LGBTQ community, I will be working on an episode that does because although there are similarities, |
| 1:13.4 | the LGBTQ youth are a very vulnerable population that I'd like to dedicate a whole episode on. |
| 1:20.9 | There are a lot of statistics, but the ones I'm about to mention are some that we did not include |
| 1:26.6 | in this episode, but I think |
| 1:28.0 | they're very important for all of us to know. Every nine minutes, child protective services |
| 1:33.3 | substantiates or finds evidence for a claim of child sexual abuse. Of all survivors under age |
| 1:41.1 | 18, two out of three are within the ages of 12 and 17. One in nine girls and |
| 1:47.5 | one in 53 boys under the age of 18. Experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of adults. |
| 1:55.0 | This according to rain.org. 93% of the perpetrators is someone that the survivor knows. |
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