,"Sexual abuse during childhood and all‐cause mortality into middle adulthood: an Australian cohort study," has been published in theThey found that the all-cause mortality rate into mid-adulthood was 8.25 times higher for people sexually abused as children than for the general population. For internal causes, such as cancers, circulatory and, the rate was 5.92 times higher, and for external causes, such as suicide, accidents and assault, it was 12.6 times higher.
"So, preventing child sexual abuse and intervening early to reduce the damage it inflicts is not only critical for the safety and welfare of the child, but could also help avert avoidable deaths later in life."
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: