En este artículo hacemos una revisión de los abusos sexuales. Para ello tenemos en cuenta la literatura internacional sobre este tema y una investigación realizada por nosotros en España. En dicha investigación entrevistamos a 2000 personas, una muestra representativa estructurada por comunidades autónomas, edad y sexo. Todas las investigaciones demuestran: que los agresores suelen ser varones, una alta prevalencia de los abusos sexuales, tanto en chicas (entre el 20% y el 25/%) y en chicos (entre el 10% y el 15%), que éstos se repiten en casi la mitad de los casos y que tienen efectos importantes a corto plazo (en aproximadamente el 70% de los casos) y a largo plazo (en aproximadamente el 30% de los casos). Todo ello hace que sea necesaria y urgente la prevención, llevando a cabo programas con padres, profesionales y niños.
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