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Abstract

Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is an emerging grave  public health concern, posing an enormous challenge worldwide  with significant adverse impact on physical ,mental & psychological wellbeing according to World Health Organisation.¹   Data is alarming and the scenario is too scary as prevalence rates of CSA varies from 8% to 31% for females and 3% to 17% for males globally^2,3. Approximately 37% of India’s population are children below 18years of age and around 53% of Indian children  experience different forms of CSA⁴. Even the United Nations have urged the countries to “end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against, and torture of, children”, making it one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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