Child abuse has become an epidemic in the United States‚ with over 3 million cases being reported each year. 28.3% of adults report being physically abused when they were a child‚ while 20.7% report sexual abuse and 10.6% report emotional abuse (ChildHelp). Neglect is another form of child abuse‚ in which the parents or caregivers do not provide the necessary care‚ love‚ or resources to promote the well being of the child (ChildHelp). Child abuse and neglect can lead to many long-term consequences
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Child Abuse and Neglect Roosevelt Neely Senior Seminar October 1‚ 2012 Introduction As her eyes are filled with water‚ LaCrystal Nelson‚ a Case Manager for child protective custody shares numerous stories about her day to day experiences with abused and neglected children. One can easily tell by the amount of tears that she has a deep compassion for the work that she does. She shares stories of infants‚ who are very innocent‚ but beaten like criminals and of pre-teens‚ who are left at home
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Long-term Effects of Child Abuse In one long-term study‚ Silverman‚ Reinherz‚ and Giaconda show that “as many as 80 percent of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder at age 21” (“Long-Term Effects‚” Long-Term Consequences). Many Adults who have been abused in their childhood still have effects from the trauma today. The issues victims have that went through child abuse are more severe than people know. Some of the victims isolate themselves
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Child Abuse – Chapter 1 & 2 summery Reading for October 22-2013 Chapter 1 Important terminology: 1. Child maltreatment – included both the abuse and neglect of children. 2. Child abuse – a term that is used for acts of commission – inappropriate behaviors towards children 3. Child neglect – term used for act of omission. Omission is not performing an act that is usually done or expected by a ’normal’ person. Like stopping at a scene of a traffic accident if you are a medical professional
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audience to learn about child abuse and how it is different from corporal punishment. Thesis Statement: Physical child abuse and corporal punishment are two different things. It is important to know the difference between the two because all children deserve to be safe. Introduction I. In 2005‚ 3.6 million children were investigated by Child Protective Services as victims of maltreatment‚ 899‚000 children were found to be abused or neglected‚ and 1‚460 children died from abuse. 76.6% of those
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of child abuse and all of them leave a deep lasting impression on children. Most people believe that all child abuse is physical but mostly it’s emotional (helpguide.org/). Often physical abuse can lead to emotional scarring to that child which could possibly follow them for a good portion of their lives. When a child is abused physically they can heal and do their best to forget about‚ but after they are emotionally abused it traumatizes them almost to point where they can never forget about it
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PARENTAL DISCIPLINE AND ABUSE Parental discipline and child abuse are among the most controversial topics currently‚ and they cause serious problems for children in the United States. Child abuse essentially focuses on the child’s bad behaviors and gives the child emotional and physical harms. Forms of abuse include spanking‚ hitting‚ saying negative things and corporal punishment. In fact‚ parental discipline is a much more appropriate way of dealing with negative behavior than using abusive
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Mintz (2012) gives an accurate timeline of the history of undocumented child sexual abuse that dates back to the 1970s. It was noted in that same article that child sexual abuse was not taken seriously until 1974 when Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act‚ whereby states were required to establish reporting requirements in suspected cases. Mintz (2012) states that “ During World War II‚ concerns about working mothers‚ latchkey children‚ and absent fathers sparked a public
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Should drug abuse by pregnant women be considered child abuse? What is drug abuse? Drug abuse is a pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependant‚ mean using a drug that is not prescribed to you. Abuse of drugs or alcohol by parents and other caregivers can have negative effects on the health‚ safety‚ and well-being of children. People tend to try drugs once and then again and that’s how they become addicted. People that are strained out on drugs usually need a lot of help. The
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It’s been 4 months since I’ve talked to Asher‚ and it’s still awkward every time we see each other. Plus‚ we have to see each other everyday because we have 2 classes together and most classes in the same building. One of the worst parts of the breakup is that he still has some of my things in his room at his frat house. I have to go there; he still has my books‚ The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy‚ most of my movies‚ and a pair of my running shoes. It takes a lot out of me‚ but‚ finally
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