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          1st EVER, SSTA CONFERENCE

Sibling Sexual Trauma & Abuse Conference: Breaking the Silence — June 23, 2026 ·
Long Island University

 

Sibling sexual abuse affects 


It's time to say it out loud.

 

SSTA AWARE brings awareness, education, and resources to the most underreported form of childhood sexual abuse —

powered by lived-experience experts.

Breaking the Silence       — EST. 2023 National

1 in 20

Children.

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It is estimated that
1 in 20 children will
be sexually abused by a sibling. 

5 Waves. (n.d.). What we know. https://www.5waves.org

Sibling sexual trauma and abuse is believed to be the most UNDERREPORTED form of childhood sexual abuse. 

5 Waves. (n.d.). What we know. https://www.5waves.org

The ONE WORD Initiative:

Ending SSTA
through community
and collaboration

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