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How Can Parents Tell if a Child May Be the Victim of Sexual Abuse?
Statement from Dr. Cindy Christian--the chair of the American Academy of
Pediatrics' "Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect" (COCAN)--in:
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Audio 9.2 format
(27 seconds)
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(CHRISTIAN):
"SOME CHILDREN MIGHT HAVE KIND-OF-OUTWARD SIGNS: THEY MAY BE
AGGRESSIVE; THEY MAY BE ANGRY; THEY MAY LASH OUT. THERE ARE OTHER
CHILDREN WHO ARE WITHDRAWN: THEY MAY SEEM DEPRESSED--KIND OF WITHDRAW
FROM THINGS. ANYTIME A CHILD HAS SIGNS OF STRESS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
EVALUATE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THAT STRESS IS. PEDIATRICIANS HAVE A ROLE
TO BE SUPPORTIVE TO PARENTS, WHEN THESE CONCERNS ARISE--AND TO KNOW WHAT
COMMUNITY-RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE."
