Survivors often feel let down by organisations whose duty it is to protect.
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People with adverse experiences during childhood − whether physical, emotional or sexual abuse − had higher rates of death and hospitalization decades later from COVID-19.
About a third of women and 9% of men who participate in the long-running Dunedin Study reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact before age 16. For many, this has a life-long impact.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Research Fellow at the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago
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Director Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit (DMHDRU), University of Otago
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Research associate, Sheffield Hallam University