CNN (11/4, Christensen) reports that research indicates “the number of US adolescents admitted to” emergency departments (EDs) “for injuries related to sexual abuse more than doubled between 2010 and 2016.” The data indicated that “for kids ages 12 to 17, the number increased from 2,280 in 2010 to 5,058 in 2016.” Investigators also “found that the number of emergency department admissions for child sexual abuse jumped from 5,138 in 2010 to 8,818 in 2016, an increase of more than 70%.” The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.
HealthDay (11/4, Preidt) reports that the data also “showed that 85% of the” ED “admissions for cases of confirmed sexual abuse in this age group involved girls and 15% of the cases involved boys.”
The Hill (11/4, Sullivan) reports, “The researchers…noted that rates of sexual abuse have been declining, so the increase in treatment could be because of other factors, such as better coordination and awareness between medical and legal professionals.”
Also covering the story are Reuters (11/4, Carroll) and MedPage Today (11/4, Hlavinka).
Related Links:
— “Child sex abuse cases treated in ERs rose more than 70% in seven years, study says, ” Jen Christensen, CNN, November 4, 2019