Child Sexual Abuse

• 4,374: number of child abuse cases reported in the entire year of 2015
• Causes

  • Exploitation
  • Poverty
  • Stress
  • Lack of education and awareness
  • Poor health problems
  • Homeless
  • Psychological factors
• Effects

  • Depression
  • Poor self-esteem
  • Sleep disturbances
  • An urge to use alcohol, drugs, and gamble excessively
  • Anger
  • Fear
  • Numbness
  • Feeling unsafe
  • Scared it will happen again
• Government Actions

  • RA 11930 (Anti-Online Sexual Abuse of Exploitation of Children and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Acts)
  • RA 9775 (Anti Child Pornography Act of 2009)
  • Women and Child Protection Program
  • Child Protection Program
  • Keeping a Sexually Abuse Free Environment (SAFE) for Out-of-School Children and Youth (OSCOY) through Protective Behavior
  • Inter-agency Council Against Child Pornography