sexual abuse

Each province and territory has unique legislation defining and describing responses to sexual abuse. Sexual abuse includes using a child for sexual purposes such as through sexual contact, inappropriate exposure to sexual activity or material, or exploitation through prostitution and related activities.

Title	Year of Publication
Journal article An examination of trends in child sexual abuse investigations in Ontario over time	2019
Report A Place Where it Feels Like Home: The Story of Tina Fontaine	2019
Report In Need of Protection: Angel’s Story	2018
Journal article A longitudinal study of emotion regulation among sexually abused preschoolers	2017
Journal article Childhood sexual abuse, sexual motives, and adolescent sexual risk-taking among males and females receiving child welfare services	2017
Journal article Clinical differences and outcomes of sexual abuse investigations by gender: Implications for policy and practice	2017
Journal article Correlates of admitted sexual interest in children among individuals convicted of child pornography offenses	2017
Journal article Gender as a predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms and externalizing behavior problems in sexually abused children	2017
Journal article Pathways linking childhood maltreatment and adolescent sexual risk behaviors: The role of attachment security	2017
Journal article Physical and mental health of sexually abuse youth: Gender comparisons from a matched-control cohort study	2017