five children die every day in America from abuse and neglect‚" according to Every Child Matters Education Fund (as cited by The National Children’s Alliance‚ 2009). This goes to show that child abuse is a major issue in today’s modern society. In fact‚ statistics show that there are over 3 million reports of child abuse each year in the United States alone (“National Child Abuse Statistics‚” n.d.). While the definition of child abuse and neglect changes from state to state‚ it is defined by The Federal
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Background Information C. Mandatory parenting classes will reduce the violence in American society. D. Proofs (in one sentence) II. Body Paragraph 1 A. There are a very high number of children being abused physically by there parents. B. "Neglect and Abuse." SIRS Digests. Spring 1997: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 26 Apr 2013. C. Explication 1. Every year about 2 million cases of child abuse are reported to authorities. 2. Another hundreds of thousands that go unreported. 3. About 2000
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institution or service provider. Abuse may be perpetrated by an individual or by a group of staff embroiled in the accepted custom‚ subculture and practice of the institution or service. Self-neglect - Neglect is the failure of caregivers to fulfil their responsibilities to provide needed care. "Active" neglect refers to behaviour
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that make sure states are doing their jobs and making sure they have the means to do so. They also provide the opportunity to collect data on child abuse and neglect on a national level. This ability to collect data allows the changes of policy to move with the issues that we are dealing with in the U.S. when it comes to child abuse and neglect. Although changes do happen slowly when for federal policies‚ CAPTA has
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child abuse‚ although there are many risk factors. The general risk factors include a parents’ history of child abuse‚ a drug/alcohol problem‚ mental illness‚ and lack of support. There are four types of child abuse: physical‚ sexual‚ mental‚ and neglect. Neglect is the most common form of abuse‚ although when one form of abuse surfaces‚ there is often more than one type involved. According to The National Children’s Alliance’s statistics‚ "four out of every five abusers are the victims’ parents." Generally
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all the time‚ and their actions need to be constantly approved by someone? These latter-mentioned characteristics are found in a child that is victim of emotional abuse or neglect. These two types of abuse are not very well-known among parents or people in general. Because of this‚ the effects that emotional abuse and neglect leave on their victims usually remain unknown. It is important to make people aware of these effects that the abused child present‚ in order to understand his or her behaviour
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vulnerable elder. • Neglect - Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food‚ shelter‚ health care or protection for a vulnerable elder. • Abandonment - The desertion of a vulnerable elder by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody of that person. • Visuals • Open show with a support group of people/families that have been victims of abuse • Have 4 personal stories i. Physical & mental abuse ii. Sexual abuse iii. Exploitation iv. Neglect/abandonment • Jump
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effects of abuse or neglect could be relatively minor such as bruises‚ cuts or redness on skin. Or they can range upto more severe injuries including broken bones‚ hemorrhages‚ burns or even possibliy death. In most cases‚ the physical effects are temporary and tend to heal within a week. Child abuse and neglect can have a multitude of long-term effects on physical health that can be carried into adulthood. A physical health concequence that trails along from abuse and neglect is abusive head trauma
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Bibliography: Angus‚ G. and Wilkinson‚ K. 1993‚ Child Abuse and Neglect Australia 1990-91‚ Child Welfare Series Number 2‚ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare‚ Australian Government Publishing Service‚ Canberra. Burdekin‚ B. 1989‚ Report of the National Inquiry into Homeless Children‚ AGPS‚ Canberra. -----------1993
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of child abuse and neglect: New insights into an old problem. Washington‚ DC: Child Trends. Available online: www.childtrends.org/files/ChildAbuseRB.pdf Conway‚ E.E Perry‚ B.D. (2001). The neurodevelopmental impact of violence in childhood. In D. Schetky & E. Benedek (Eds.)‚ Textbook of child and adolescent forensic psychiatry. Washington‚ DC: American Psychiatric Press Perry‚ B.D. (2002). Childhood experience and the expression of genetic potential: What childhood neglect tells us about nature
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