Zeitschrift für Trauma und Behandlung

Migration and Transcultural Aspect of Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents

Abstract

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan

Sexual abuse toward children and adolescents is a global public health and human rights concern. Despite being a crime in most countries, and with well-known physical and mental health consequences, the majority of sexual offences are not reported. Child and adolescents sexual abuse is a maltreatment form characterized by contact or noncontact acts perpetrated by adults or older children toward younger children who have little power to resist. This overview aims to understand the social context of child sexual abuse, and the perceived roles of parents, community, and key professionals in handling such incidents of children and adolescents with a migration background.