"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 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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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PHYSICAL ABUSE FACTORS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE WARNING SIGNS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE EMOTIONAL ABUSE FACTORS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE WARNING SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE WARNING SIGNS OF SEXUAL ABUSE EFFECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE NEGLECT ABUSE EFFECT OF NEGLECT ABUSE LIFELONG EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE TO CHILDREN WAYS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE CONCLUSION Child Abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level‚across ethnic and culture‚within all religions‚and at all level of education
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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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Different kinds of child abuse. 2.1. Physical abuse Physical abuse is the most recognised type of abuse‚ because the consequences‚ like broken bones‚ burns‚ bites‚ bruises and brain damages are often visible. But many injuries look like the result of everyday accidents and abusers use this fact to avoid suspicion. To decide if an injury is the result of physical abuse or not‚ you have to think of some factors: - Is this the first time the child has suffered from this injury? - Is the explanation
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Child Abuse and the Impact on Adolescent Development Self-Reported Abuse History and Adolescent Problem Behaviors. I. Antisocial and Suicidal Behaviors The purpose of this study was to examine physical abuse‚ sexual abuse and the effects on adolescent behavior. The study was conducted through a questionnaire distributed to 4‚790 students in grades 8‚ 10‚and 12 in Washington State public schools. The questionnaire addressed a variety of student health risk behaviors. The questionnaire asked
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Child Abuse Child abuse is one of the biggest problems facing America today. Children whose parents abuse them often turn to a life of crime‚ or suffer physical or mental scars. In severe cases the child may even die. In Saint Louis a boy was attacked by a pack of dogs‚ after he had finished playing basketball at the local court. If his mother had reported him missing he may have been found in time to rescue him‚ instead he bled to death under a tree(De Jong). Of course this is an extreme case of
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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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out of 601.4 children were victims of child abuse‚ 2.34 children out of one hundred thousand die from injuries relating to their abuse‚ a third of all girls and a sixth of all boys are sexually abused before age 17‚ every ten seconds a child is abused‚ killed or raped in the United States‚ today up to five children will die from abuse or neglect‚ today six children will commit suicide (Unites States Children Bureau‚ 2010). There are various types of child abuse that come with different affects‚ signs
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Maltreatment is discussed at this particular stage of development because early childhood maltreatment has been shown to have long-term consequences. Early experiences shape how children experience and perceive the world. Maltreatment during this period impairs a child’s healthy development on all levels especially‚ social and emotional development. DYFS as stated on their website is "is focused on strengthening families and achieving: safety‚ well-being and permanency for all New Jersey’s children
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