Fifth of adults in England and Wales abused as children, figures suggest

Survey estimates 8.5 million adults experienced some form of abuse before age of 16

About one in five adults in England and Wales experienced a form of child abuse before they turned 16, figures suggest.

In the year to March, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimated that 8.5 million adults aged between 18 and 74 had been abused before the age of 16.

There were 19,847 counselling sessions given to children by Childline in the UK where abuse was the primary concern in the year to March.

At the end of March, 49,570 children in England and 4,810 children in Wales were looked after by their local authority because of experience or risk of abuse or neglect.

About one in seven adults who phoned the National Association for People Abused in Childhood helpline said they had not told anyone about the abuse before.

About half of adults (52%) who experienced abuse before the age of 16 also experienced domestic abuse later in life, compared with 13% of those who did not experience abuse before the age of 16.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3a8G5bk