Mental Health and Sexual Violence

Mental Health and Sexual Violence July 30, 2015 By Karen Stewart, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Very early one morning a few years ago, nine-year-old Annie appeared in the waiting area at our clinic in Lae, Papua New Guinea (PNG), clutching her mother and staring at the floor. Her mother told the registrar that Annie had not spoken a word, nor attended school, in two years. She didn’t know what was wrong with Annie and wanted her tested to find out if the child had had sex.
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