Few traumatized teens report their attacker.

• Position: Sexual Abuse - Brief Article

Only one in 10 sexually-abused teenagers report their abuse. According to The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker: 32.4% are family members and 58.7% are acquaintances. These statistics reveal the victim's reluctance to report the assault, as he or she feels responsible for the attack and does not want a family member or friend arrested for something the victim "caused."

Although there are physical signs to sexual abuse, most will go unnoticed if the assault has not been reported. Therefore, it is important to recognize behavioral changes that may indicate when a teen has been victimized. Abused individuals might run...