How adolescents perceive sexual assault services.
Because rape occurs more frequently in adolescence than at any other age, the adequacy of services for adolescent victims of rape is a public health concern. This survey found that adolescents had favorable attitudes toward sexual assault treatment centers but that a center's affiliation, staff, and policies on confidentiality would influence young people's willingness to use its services.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D003219:Confidentiality; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011902:Rape; D012017:Referral and Consultation