General Resources

This section provides trusted, evidence-based resources to support your work with adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Here you will find factsheets, specialist booklets, research articles, and links to national and state organisations. 

Factsheets

• Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW)

• Bravehearts Australia

• Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

• 13 YARN

• National Office for Child Safety

• Blue Knot Foundation

• Emerging Minds - Fact sheets, webinars, podcasts

• SANE Australia Complex mental health support

ECAV Booklets

• Sharing the Un-sharable (a resource for women recovering from child sexual abuse)

• Recovering from Adult Sexual Assault - Navigating the Journey 

Webpage Links

•  Older Persons Advocacy Network

• Bravehearts Australia 

• Royal Commission into Institutional Abuse of Children

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Information on family, domestic and sexual violence

• National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse

• Reach Out

• Blue Knot Foundation - Resources, facts and figures

Articles

• Responding to Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse research project

• The child maltreatment report is a study that looked at how many Australians in the general population have been exposed to 5 types of child abuse and neglect (Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and exposure to domestic violence)

• Information Paper: Establishing the National Centre for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

• Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault - sibling sexual abuse

• Specific abuse issues for adults and older people – Chapter 13: Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

• Believe Inquire Respond to Disclosures (BIRD) Research Report

• National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse – Interventions for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse experiencing Complex Trauma (knowledge summary)

• National Survey of LGBTQIA+SB Experiences of Sexual Violence – Summary Report