The Resource Centers for Professionals Working with Perpetrators of Sexual Violence (Criavs), which are public service organizations, work to improve the prevention, understanding, and...

Each year, 800,000 people are victims of sexual violence, not including violence against minors. Many professionals in the health, legal, and social sectors are currently involved in the...

The prevalence of sexual violence in France is significant: according to the Virage survey (2015), 14.5% of women and 3.9% of men have experienced sexual violence at some point in their...

Sexual medicine is an essential component of the therapeutic management of sexual violence. It has become an indispensable part of secondary and tertiary prevention efforts against such...

Sexual health should be the cornerstone of any school health policy (with health and citizenship education committees — CESCs—are responsible for these initiatives), provided it...

Professionals must receive training to welcome, listen to, and support child victims of sexual abuse. This requires a significant expansion of professional training—both initial and...

Family planning services work with people with disabilities living in residential facilities to promote independence, self-assertion, and informed consent regarding emotional,...

Since 2013, the organization Stop Sexual Violence has been implementing a perinatal prevention program in France based on screening prospective parents who have been victims of violence...

In June 2018, the French Federation of Resource Centers for Professionals Working with Perpetrators of Sexual Violence (FFCRIAVS) organized a public hearing at the Ministry of Solidarity...

The "Alcohol and Cancer" chapter of the 2015 Cancer Barometer examines French people’s drinking habits, as well as their sense of being informed about the health effects of alcohol,...