"The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" states ’ that "child abuse is the leading cause of death in children under the age of eighteen." Child abuse occurs when adults inflict violence and cruelty upon children. Abuse is any willful act that results in physical‚ mental‚ or sexual injury that causes or is likely to cause the child to be physically‚ mental‚ or emotionally impaired. Abuse happens to children of any age‚ sex‚ race‚ religion‚ and social status. There are many different types
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Child Abuse Child Abuse in America “In the USA‚ an estimated 906‚000 children are victims of abuse and neglect every year‚ making child abuse as common as it is shocking”(Joanna Saisan‚ “Child Abuse and Neglect”). Why is it that now 2012 children are still being abused by their parents or any family relative when there is a law? Is it a question that parents ignore therefore their breaking the law‚ or is that children’s are scared to ask for help? According to Saisan‚ there are many complicated
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THEME 03 Child Abuse Introduction to the theme Gelles and Strauss (1979‚ p. 15) assert that: "A person is more likely to be hit or killed in his or her home by another family member than anywhere else or by anyone else”. Why is there so much violence in modern man - or is it not a contemporary phenomenon? The term "family violence" refers to several types of violence‚ for example child abuse‚ incest‚ family murder‚ spouse abuse or battering. In this theme the focus will be on child abuse in particular
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Child Abuse Even though child abuse is not fully recognized as a criminal act it does effect children both physically and mentally; to prevent child abuse talk with the authorities. “Child abuse is any recent act or failure to act‚ on the part of an parent or caretaker” (Peterson 8). Child abuse is broken down into four types of abuse. The four types of child abuse are physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect. There are a lot of causes of child abuse. Sometimes the effect it
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Running head: CHILD ABUSE Title- Child Abuse SENTENCE OUTLINE TOPIC: Child Abuse TOPIC SENTENCE: Child abuse is any act or inaction on the part of a parent or caregiver on a child 18 years and under. THESIS STATEMENT: The UK Guidance working together to safeguard children 2010‚ says that‚ child abuse constitutes of neglect‚ emotional‚ physical‚ and sexual abuse. SUB TOPIC
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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT EFFECTS TOWARDS CHILDREN Abstact Child abuse is not a new situation or cases occured. It happens all around the world and the case of child abuse is not something that we should take it lightly. Even though many action have been taken by the government and reponsible institutions‚ cases of child abuse keep increasing. Hence‚ it should be taken seriously and provide the way to protect the victim and to prevent it from happening. The imposed of law toward the child abuse
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and therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder‚ 1‚ 195–209. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2006.08.006 • Graff‚ R. B.‚ Green‚ G.‚ & Libby‚ M. E. (1998). Effects of two levels of treatment intensity on a young child with severe disabilities. Behavioral Interventions‚ 13‚ 21–41. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-078X(199802)13:13.0.CO;2-C • Mackintosh‚ V. H.‚ Goin-Kochel‚ R. P.‚ & Myers‚ B. J. (2012). “What Do You Like/Dislike About the Treatments You’re Currently Using
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Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder? A SAD Cycle Abstract With the beginning of fall and winter‚ come colder weather‚ shorter days and for many people a significant decline in temperament. Complaints of feeling largely blue and less energetic than usual are common. Some are able to overcome these “winter blues”‚ or sometimes known as “cabin fever”‚ and successfully carry out their normal day-to-day duties. However‚ for those whose symptoms are more numerous and more severe‚ the outcome
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ARTICLE Child Sexual Abuse: Consequences and Implications Gail Hornor‚ RNC‚ MS‚ PNP ABSTRACT Sexual abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions in the United States. Given the sheer numbers of sexually abused children‚ it is vital for pediatric nurse practitioners to understand both short-term and long-term consequences of sexual abuse. Understanding consequences of sexual abuse can assist the pediatric nurse practitioner in anticipating the physical and mental health needs of patients and also
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Child Abuse and Neglect through Church and Social Service April 21‚ 2013 One of the major problems which faces societies in our days is child abuse and neglect. This problem has always existed‚ but it is now that scientists are beginning to discover the disastrous results that it leads to. Neglect and abuse are the same‚ expect in one major difference. While the damage is not intended in the cases of neglect‚ it is intended in the cases of abuse (Griffin‚ 1992). By definition‚ neglect
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