NPR (4/28, Kamenetz) reports, “There has been a rise in the number of minors contacting the National Sexual Assault Hotline to report abuse. That’s according to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, which runs the hotline.” According to NPR, “by the end of March, with much of the country under lockdown, there was a 22% increase in monthly calls from people younger than 18, and half of all incoming contacts were from minors.” Among the “young people who contacted the hotline in March, 67% identified their perpetrator as a family member and 79% said they were currently living with that perpetrator.”
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— “Child Sexual Abuse Reports Are On The Rise Amid Lockdown Orders, “Anya Kamenetz, NPR, April 28, 2020