I’m Jane Epstein, Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse Survivor

Speaker, author, and advocate for preventing child-on-child sexual abuse.

Our children deserve to be kept safe from child-on-child sexual abuse.

 

It is estimated that sibling sexual abuse and child-on-child sexual abuse accounts for 40% of all child sexual abuse. 

The worst kind of regret as a parent is a preventable incident. 

But there’s good news: With proper education, we can reduce and prevent this silent epidemic.

Being a parent can be full of worry and frustration.
There are so many harmful things that can happen to our children.
We think we know all of the dangers, but do we?

Hi, I’m Jane Epstein.

I did not anticipate stepping onto the TEDx stage at age 53 to share my story about child-on-child sexual abuse, but I knew someone needed to sound the bell on this silent epidemic.

When I was six years old, I experienced sexual trauma from an older sibling, sibling sexual abuse. I had spent decades thinking I was complicit in the sexual trauma.

But at the age of 45, I was staring down my anger and depression. It was finally time to unravel my past of child-on-child sexual abuse, that’s when I realized my childhood experience with sibling sexual trauma had profoundly impacted my self-esteem, relationships, and life’s trajectory.

Today I am a survivor of and advocate for survivors of sibling sexual abuse and trauma. That includes:

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    Survivors of child-on-child sexual abuse and trauma by a sibling, step-sibling, cousin, or older adolescent.

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    Parents who have discovered harmful sexual behaviors within their homes.

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    Children who have caused harm through child-on-child abuse.

    I am also a Co-Founder of both IncestAWARE.org and 5WAVES.org, an international advocacy group that offers information, support, and guidance about sibling sexual abuse and trauma at siblingsexualtrauma.com.

    My TEDx Talk, “Giving Voice to Sibling Sexual Abuse,” has reached over 600,000 people.

    My story about child-on-child sexual abuse is featured in People magazine’s 10/31/22 issue.

    I have a forthcoming memoir about my healing journey from child-on-child sexual abuse.

    Presented to Stop It Now, an organization, an international non-profit that has been preventing sexual abuse for over 30 years.

    Completed “Circles of Safety: Awareness to Action,” and “Darkness To Light, Stewards of Children.” I am also a member of the RAINN Speakers Bureau. 

    As a member of RAINN, I was able to participate in the Survivor Summit: “Sexual Abuse by a Family Member” panel discussion.

    Watch my TEDx Talk, “Giving Voice to Sibling Sexual Abuse.”

    It’s been viewed over 600,000 times.

    Download Your FREE Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Guide