Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Around one in five adults were abused as children, first ever ONS analysis finds

Around one in five adults were abused as children, first ever ONS analysis finds Around one in five adults were abused as children, according to the first ever analysis conducted by the official government statistics body.

The research studies emotional, physical and sexual abuse - as well as domestic violence - from threats and belittlement to beatings and rape.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data estimates that 8.5 million people aged between 18 and 74 were abused or witnessed abuse as children before the age of 16. The Daily Telegraph

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