Breaking The Silence Around Sibling Sexual Trauma & Abuse

Sibling sexual abuse affects 1 in 20 children. It is missing from almost every system designed to stop it.

Be an Ally for SSTA to end Childhood Sexual Abuse

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What Is Sibling Sexual Trauma & Abuse?

Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse (SSTA) remains one of the most underrecognized forms of childhood sexual abuse. Many survivors grow up without language, support, or understanding for what happened to them.

SSTA AWARE exists to change that through education, advocacy, prevention, and survivor-centered healing.

The problem we are solving

Breaking the silence around sibling sexual abuse

Mission

To embed SSTA into every framework that shapes child safety through education, data collection, professional training, and prevention policy — through strategic partnerships, shared learning, and systemic change.

Vision

To create a national shift in awareness, prevention, and response by ensuring that sibling sexual trauma and abuse is recognized, researched, and included within all child protection and prevention systems.