Citation

Sorensen T, Snow B. Child Welf. 1991; 70(1): 3-15.

Affiliation

University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1997290

Abstract

In an analysis of the disclosure by a large number of children from three to 17 years of age of having been sexually abused, and who were eventually confirmed as credible victims, the large majority at first denied the abuse. The authors describe disclosure as a process with definable phases and characteristics--seldom the single entity that typical investigations consider disclosure to be, thereby setting the stage for ensuring injustices and harm to the children.

Language: en