Girls under-18 account for one in five attendances at sexual assault treatment centres, study finds 

Research found a year-on-year rise in the number of young women under the age of 18 attending sexual assault units due to a sexual assault or a concern they may have experienced a sexual crime

Female adolescents account for one in five attendances at the country’s sexual assault treatment centres, according to a major new study.

Just over a 1,000 young women attended the country's six units, which make up the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit network (Satu) from the start of 2017 to the end of 2022.