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Child grooming

The process by which an abuser builds trust, special attention, dependency and secrecy with a child in order to enable and conceal sexual abuse.

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Athletes in an EHU survey rarely flagged the coach behaviors survivors link to the start of abuse

EHU researchers found more than 80% of 292 athletes called overtly sexual coach behavior sexual violence, but few said so of hugs or one-on-one attention. Six survivors tied that quieter attention to the start of their abuse, so the researchers call for less isolation and more visible one-on-one meetings.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+10
Incentives25
Confidence55