One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis-and What We Can Do to Stop It

An urgent argument that child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable—and that we are the first generation with the tools to stop it.

One in five children will experience sexual abuse before their eighteenth birthday. It happens in every country, every state, every city, every neighborhood, on every street. The consequences can be devastating. Many survivors suffer from depression and PTSD, struggle in school and at work, and face higher risk of heart disease and cancer. But it doesn’t ...