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A fifth of adults in England and Wales, abuse experienced before you were 16 years old,

The research studies, the emotional, physical and sexual abuse, threats, and belittling beatings and rape.

The ONS estimates that 8. 5 million people were in need of between the ages of 18 and 74, abused or witnessed abuse as children.

Around 14% of the adult population, the so-called " charity helpline in the last year had not told anyone before.

The research was compiled with data from The Department for education, the Welsh Government , The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac), which runs the helpline.

It aims to provide a better understanding of the extent and nature of the abuse of children.

There is no single definition of Child Abuse , and The Report contains a variety of crimes or negative experiences.

It includes sexual abuse, such as rape and other assaults, such as indecent exposure, physical abuse, such as throwing objects and smacking; and emotional abuse, including behavior that suggests that a child is not loved.

The Report also takes account of people who witnessed how the children all these forms of abuse.

It shows that at the end of March last year, More Than 54,000 children were in the care of local authorities in England and Wales, because they had experienced or At Risk of being abused.

In the twelve months to March 2019, Childline 19,847 advice delivered talks to the children in the UK, where abuse was the main concern.

This is a slight decrease compared to the previous year, when

Tom Symonds , home Affairs correspondent

What is The Most important about the research of today that it is proposing 8. 5 million people have experienced not only abuse, but could have his life with the life-long effects it is experiencing.

, and in particular Sexual abuse, it can impact the entire adult age - what in failed relationships, involvement in crime, depression and suicide.

one of The Victims in need of assistance later in life, and experts, the talk in the area is increasingly on the need for what you call "trauma-informed" to support.

In other words: help for adults, taking into account the experiences that you as a child.

As for the prevention of abuse of children, this research could add to the pressure for the so-called notification obligation, so that there is a legal obligation for people working with children to report evidence of abuse.

The ongoing public inquiry into the child sexual abuse looks more and more likely to support you.

The results on adults experiencing abuse as a child were compiled using data from The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

But, the CSEW underestimates the total number of adults who do not were abused as children, because of years of violence against 16-and 17-counts.

The ONS report also found that half of adults (52%), experienced the abuse as children, also experienced domestic violence later. For those who have not had the experience of abuse as children, the number at 13%.

The research also shows:

Alexa Bradley, from the ONS centre for crime and justice, said: "Child Abuse is a terrible crime against The Most vulnerable In Society , but it is also something that is little discussed or understood.

"with Today's release of ONS to fill in the first attempt, an important evidence-gap on this important topic. "

NSPCC spokesman Andrew Fellowes, said The Report shows the "devastating effects" of Child Abuse can impact victims in the adult, but has not said it is not yet clear how many children "are suffering right now".

"It is crucial government is conducting a prevalence study, so we get a true picture of the extent of abuse in the UK," he said.

"Only then will we know what services are necessary to the protection of and support to empty, Young People 's miss. "

If you or someone you know has been affected by these issues, help and support is available on

Source of news: bbc.com