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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE lva A. E. Bicanic et al. someone close are at increased risk for delayed disclosure, and that delayed disclosers are less likely to use medical services and to report to the police. These findings may assist clinicians and policymakers in understanding rape and help to develop interventions (Unterhitzenberger & Rosner, 2014), specifically targeted to support adoles- cents and young adults to disclose in an early-phase post- rape. Although the vast majority of the participants was living at their parental home, many of the sample did not first disclose to their parents. Therefore, it could be argued that in prevention programs specific attention should be given to the strengthening of the child—parent relationship, to facilitate disclosure to parents (Schénbucher et al., 2012). Next, as victims tend to disclose mostly to peers, prevention programmes may need to aim at teach- ing adolescents how they can help a peer victim if they become a recipient of disclosure (Schénbucher et al., 2012). In addition, education may increase victims’ willingness to disclose early, thereby increasing opportu- nities for access to health and police services. It is more likely to reach adolescents with direct, active, and online outreach programs via communication channels that are frequently used by adolescents and young adults parti- cularly social media (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), forums, and mobile apps. Such programmes, where- in adolescents and young adults are being treated as agents and decision makers (Hlavka, 2014), should focus on information concerning what rape actually is—not only the stereotypical idea of rape and what (not) to do in the aftermath of rape especially in the first week post- rape. Another way to help improve the support of victims of rape is the implementation of multidisciplinary sexual assault centres (Bicanic, Snetselaar, De Jongh, & Van de Putte, 2014; Bramsen, Elklit, & Nielsen, 2009), as these may be the most suitable places to organize education campaigns and offer integrated post-rape services in one location. Future research should investigate whether the availability of such centres increases the prevalence of police reporting and use of medical care. Moreover, as discussed, previous research concerning the topic of disclosure has focused on the disclosure process, mainly the effect of negative social reactions, and not the latency. 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