💔Sibling sexual abuse is three to five times more common than father-daughter incest.
🚫SSA is a silent epidemic due to the lack of awareness, research, and support.
🔍Additional research is needed to define, talk about, and prevent sibling sexual abuse.
📣Survivors of SSA need their stories to be heard, acknowledged, and supported.
❤️By raising awareness, demanding research, and providing education, we can help prevent sibling sexual abuse.
What is sibling sexual abuse (SSA)?
—Sibling sexual abuse involves a wide range of unwanted sexual behaviors between siblings, including step-siblings, cousins, and older adolescents.
How common is sibling sexual abuse?
—Sibling sexual abuse is three to five times more common than father-daughter incest.
What are the effects of sibling sexual abuse?
—Survivors of sibling sexual abuse may experience low self-esteem, anger, self-harm, sexual issues, and eating disorders. It can have long-lasting impacts on mental and emotional well-being.
What can parents do to prevent sibling sexual abuse?
—Parents should recognize that sibling sexual abuse can occur in any family and receive guidance, treatment, and counseling when needed. Education and awareness are essential.
How can we support survivors of sibling sexual abuse?
—We can support survivors by listening to their stories, acknowledging their experiences, and demanding research, education, and solutions to prevent sibling sexual abuse.
00:14The speaker shares her personal experience of being in marriage counseling for five years and then revealing her history of sibling sexual abuse.
01:18Sibling sexual abuse is a taboo and often misunderstood subject, with little awareness, research, and support available.
03:40Sibling sexual abuse (SSA) is more common than father-daughter incest and involves a wide range of unwanted sexual behaviors between siblings and other family members.
06:20Survivors of sibling sexual abuse may suffer in silence, experiencing feelings of shame, low self-esteem, and anger. Many struggle to find support and understanding.
09:54The speaker emphasizes the need for awareness, research, and education on sibling sexual abuse, calling for the voices of survivors and their families to be heard.
