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the Specialist Reporting Team's Penny Timms

Around 62 per cent of Australians report being abused and neglected in childhood, major study finds

Craig developed PTSD after experiencing sexual and emotional abuse as a child. (ABC News: Michael Lloyd)

Warning: This story contains references to child abuse and self-harm.

Almost two-thirds of Australians have been abused, neglected, or exposed to domestic violence as children, according to self-reports provided to a major new study.

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