Child molestation informative speech

Child Molestation Outline.

General Function: To Inform Specific Purpose: After my speech my audience will know what child molestation is, the road to recovery, and the obstacles along the way. Central Idea (Thesis Statement): Most people fear the fact’s of child molestation, but the truth is there is a very distinct definition to child molestation, severe effects to the child in the aftermath, and a long road to a successful recovery. Pattern of organization: Topical

Outline:

I. Introduction.

A. Quote-"One in every three girls and one in every six boys will be sexually abused before their eighteenth birthday. In the United States alone there are an estimated sixty million survivors of sexual abuse. Sixty-seven percent were abused under the age of thirteen”

B. This is a quote from the book “Stolen Innocence”, written by Erin Merryn, a survivor of child molestation.

C. Many people ignore the facts of child molestation, but the truth is there is a very distinct definition to child molestation, severe effects to the child in the aftermath, and a long road to a successful recovery.

II. Body

A. Child Molestation.

1. Child molestation is the act of sexually touching a child. More than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way.

a. Molestation occurs when an adult or person significantly older than a child engages in sexual activity with a minor. The abuse can be over an extended period of time, or a one time incident.

b. 57% of child molesters where molested themselves as children, a typical molester will abuse between 30 to 60 children before they are arrested. 35% of convicted child molesters use threats of violence to keep children from disclosing the abuse. General threats and physical force are also used to enforce secrecy.

2. Immediate effects.

a. Initial reactions to being a victim of child molestation involve posttraumatic stress, disruptions of normal psychological development, painful emotions, and cognitive distortions. If abuse continues, the child can create mind mechanisms to lessen the pain and to increase their feeling of safety.

b. 2 out of every 9 children will be abused over the next 20 years, or over 17,000,000 of our country's children. Only half will ever be reported. This is due to the molester using threats to the child or against the child’s family, making the child feel “guilt” and as if it is there fault, another reason may be the molester tells the child this is how love is shown.

3. Long-term effects.

a. Child molestation hinders the child’s life up through adult-hood; they are stuck in the development and growth state they were in prior to the molestation.

b. Long-term effects include: higher levels of depression, guilt, shame, self-blame, easting disorders, somatic concerns, anxiety, dissociative patterns, repression, denial, sexual problems, and relationship problems.

c. Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely to abuse alcohol and 3.8 times more likely to become addicted to drugs. 36.7% of all women in prison and 14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children.

B. Recovery and Treatment.

1. Recovery.

a. Depends on the duration, frequency, and magnitude of the abuse; the degree of force used; and the relationship of the abuser to the child.

b. Children who confide in a telling a trusted elder about the abuse seem to have less trauma then the children who hide this secret for years.

2. Treatment.

a. Children and adults who were sexually abused as children have indicated that family support, friend, high self-esteem, and spirituality were helpful in their recovery from the abuse. i. One of the most important steps in the treatment process is for the feeling of guilt to subside. b. Victims that seek professional help through workshops, reading about others experiences, and undergoing psychotherapy have helped victims have a normal and substantial life. i. Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

III. Conclusion.

A. Child molestation is a national and worldwide problem. The effects of child molestation can affect an individual for a lifetime. The only way to stop sexual abuse is to be aware and be receptive to the figures and numbers, the truth of the matter is sexual abuse to children is a growing problem.

B. Challenge—Sign the petition on.