Long-Term Effects Of Child Abuse

Child abuse is any action towards a child that causes injury to the body, death, mental or emotional harm and/or maltreatment. Generally, child abuse can be divided into four sub-sections: sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and emotional/psychological abuse. Child abuse causes serious implications and has various long-term effects that can in the future harm the victim and/or others around them. Even though child abuse can make one stronger it also has the possibility to cause serious long term effects because it can cause extreme mental illness, delayed development, depression, anxiety, dissociation, and cause one to self harm.

One of the sub-sections of child abuse which is considered sexual abuse can be defined as any sexual act