Child Sexual Abuse is Preventable, Not Inevitable

Podcast: Public Health On Call · The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Opublikowano: 2026-08-19

About this episode: Millions of children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18, either in-person or online and often at the hands of people they know. The mental, behavioral, and physical health consequences can linger into adulthood. In this episode: Elizabeth Letourneau, director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, explains why child sexual abuse is one of the nation's most pressing public health crises and what can be done to prevent it. Guest: Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD, MA, is a professor of mental health and the director of the Moore Center for the...