The Israeli Independent Public - Abstract of the Inquiry Report - December 2021

Part I: Public Systems

This part will present the major issues that arose in the testimonies collected by the public inquiry regarding survivors’ interactions with different public systems during their childhood following the sexual abuse, and in the course of their later lives. As part of their testimony, survivors were asked to describe their personal experiences in their encounters with the various systems and to convey messages regarding possible ways of improvement and policy changes in these systems, based on their personal views. The chapters in this part will discuss the health, education, welfare, law enforcement, and legal systems, as well as the income security systems. Before addressing each system in depth, we present information that provides a wider perspective on the issue of reporting the abuse and receiving services, based on a comprehensive analysis of all the testimonies submitted to the inquiry.

| 1. Reporting the abuse and receiving assistance

REPORTING THE ABUSE IN CHILDHOOD

The abuse was reported in childhood, 41%

The abuse was not reported in childhood, 59%

The Israeli Independent Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

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