SEP disseminates manual vs. sexual abuse

• May 3, 2024

Information from the American Psychological Association notes that most children suffer from abuse by a person they know and trust. It is estimated that 60% of the perpetrators know the children, although they are not members of the family: family friends, nannies, caregivers of children and neighbors.

According to the publication of the CNN portal, "the real tragedy here is that many people within the organization may well know that activity, either by reports or by witnessing it, but they do not act," he said. R. Daryl Steiner , director of Children's Hospital for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Protection of Akron in Ohio.

Studies carried out by the Program of Integral Attention to Victims and Survivors of Sexual Assault (PAIVSAS), coordinated by the Faculty of Psychology of the UNAM, reported that in the follow-up of 100 cases of aggression against children in eight years, 95% of the aggressors they were known men of the victim , and 19% of victimizers It was the father figure (dad or older brother).

For this reason, the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) began with the dissemination of a manual that aims to prevent aggressions and the sexual abuse among children of basic education schools.

The document that can be consulted on the Internet page of this dependency dgsei.sep.gob.mx , provides some measures to prevent sexual abuse , as well as a guide to identify 23 types of behaviors or attitudes that change in children and that could be indicators of what was or is sexual harassment .

The average age of children at highest risk of bullying or sexual abuse is 6 years, so the SEP seeks to strengthen education on this issue, train teachers and generate conditions for reporting; as well as fighting the ignorance , the apathy and the prejudices .

Experts say that parental care is the first line of defense to prevent abuse to recognize warning signs.

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