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Most child abuse happens at home, data on adults shows - Australia

"Most  adults who were abused as children were harmed by those in their  immediate family rather than by those in religious, educational or health  institutions, new research shows.

"The findings, based on statistics from more than 3500  telephone calls to  the Adults Surviving Child Abuse helpline in the past four years, quashes the  perception that most abuse happens inside  institutions.

"They  show that 63 per cent of callers said they had been  abused by an   immediate family member, compared to 18 per cent who said they had been abused  by perpetrators in  institutions.

"Twenty  per  cent of callers said they had been abused by a member of their  extended family;  10 per cent by family friends and 2 per cent by strangers.  Nineteen  per cent said they had been abused by multiple perpetrators.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/most-child-abuse-happens-at-home-data-on-adults-shows-20130728-2qsnv.html

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