How common is sexual abuse?

Child Safety Expert, Pattie Fitzgerald, explains the statistics of how common sexual abuse in children is, and what can be done to help decrease its numbers
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How common is sexual abuse?

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According to national statistics, one in five girls, one in 10 boys will be sexually exploited by the time they are 18 years old. In the United States alone, there are 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse today. We can stop it with some good, old fashioned common sense, child friendly language, and by being the kind of parents who make a molester´s job harder to do.

Child Safety Expert, Pattie Fitzgerald, explains the statistics of how common sexual abuse in children is, and what can be done to help decrease its numbers

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Pattie Fitzgerald

Child Safety Expert

Pattie Fitzgerald is the founder of Safely Ever After, Inc., and is recognized as a leading expert in the field of childhood sexual abuse prevention education, child abduction prevention, and Internet Safety education.  She is certified as a Child Safety Educator and Child Visitation Monitor, and has worked tirelessly as children’s advocate for over ten years.  As a former preschool teacher, Pattie blends her expertise as an educator and, more importantly as a mom, to teach parents and kids everywhere the most effective, up-to-date safety strategies without using fear tactics.   

Admired for her positive approach and warm, compassionate style, Pattie is also the author of the newly released children’s book, No Trespassing – This Is MY Body which parents and children are embracing across the country.  Pattie’s programs and curriculum have been implemented in public and private schools throughout the United States and have been also been utilized by The Santa Monica Police School Resource Department as well as the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department through their MERIT Program.   

Prior to the inception of Safely Ever After, Inc., Pattie worked as the Community Outreach Educator for the national child advocacy agency, Parents For Megan’s Law.  Her published work has appeared in national newspapers, parenting magazines, and trade journals throughout the country, and she has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, KCBS, KABC and KNBC news as well as countless national radio programs.

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