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Sexual violence against children and youth fact sheet

Around the world, children, adolescents, and youth experience high rates of sexual violence in childhood. Learn more about the issue of sexual violence against children, adolescents, and youth with data from the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), including data on prevalence and perpetration.

Sexual violence against children and youth fact sheet

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