According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities are seven times more likely to be sexually assaulted or raped — and the likelihood is 12 times greater for females.
Melissa Van Hook chairs the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. During a Zoom call with educators, she talked about the challenges facing these families.
"What was discovered was that individuals and families are not receiving the information they needed to be safe as possible," she said. "What makes things even harder for these families is that when some kids with disabilities get into their teen years, families feel like they're walking in the dark. They're struggling with balancing their wants, their loved ones needs for dating, and relationships, with also being over protective, at the same time that their youth are trying to seek some autonomy."
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