Citation

Crawford-Jakubiak JE, Alderman EM, Leventhal JM. Pediatrics 2017; 139(3): e2016-4243.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Academy of Pediatrics)

DOI

10.1542/peds.2016-4243

PMID

28242861

Abstract

Sexual violence is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of sexual victimizations. Since the American Academy of Pediatrics published its last policy statement on sexual assault in 2008, additional information and data have emerged about sexual violence affecting adolescents and the treatment and management of the adolescent who has been a victim of sexual assault. This report provides new information to update physicians and focuses on the acute assessment and care of adolescent victims who have experienced a recent sexual assault. Follow-up of the acute assault, as well as prevention of sexual assault, are also discussed.

Copyright © 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Language: en