Sexual assault can also target children. In some cases, the assailant is closely related to the victim. In children, sexual assault is nearly always followed by post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, re-victimization, anxiety, and other forms of psychological trauma.
In both adults and underage victims, sexual assault also trigger reactions such as a deep sensation of denial followed by helplessness, self-blame, anger, anxiety, aversion to sex, nightmares, loss of concentration, loss of sleep, shame, and a sudden emergence of phobias.
In an attempt to minimize the percentage of sexual assault, harassment, and rape, several education programs have been set forth by workplaces, colleges, fraternities, and sororities as well as secondary schools.