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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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    "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 Needs to be Stopped When walking by a small child‚ the thought that he or she is being abused may be the last thought that goes through someones mind. Although‚ child abuse occurs a lot more often than most people believe. According to the National Child Abuse Statistics‚ “A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds.” (National Child Abuse Statistics 1) This issue is not only extremely important for our society to understand and begin to take action towards‚ but it could be considered

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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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    Taylor traham Child Abuse Topic: Child Abuse is around the world‚ that ruins peoples life. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Child Abuse. Thesis Statement: Being a victim of being abused from a friend. or a family member can change someone life forever. Therefore‚ today I will be informing my audience what child abuse means‚ what are some risk factors‚ and what are some effects. Introduction: I. I will play a video clip about a boy named Brenden

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    2303 18 June 2013 Child Abuse Introduction I. The National Child Abuse Statistics stated that every six hours a child dies in the United States due to abuse or neglect. Child abuse is one of our nation ’s most serious public health problems. II. No‚ I was not abused nor have I witnessed abuse‚ but scientific studies show a link between child abuse and neglect of children and a wide range of medical‚ emotional‚ and behavioral disorders such as depression‚ alcohol abuse‚ drug addiction and

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    Child Abuse Maltreatment of children is not a new phenomenon. It dates back far into history‚ as far as the colonial times and even back to biblical times. During the recent years child maltreatment has had an increase in the publics eye. There are many factors to child maltreatment. There are four general categories of child maltreatment now recognized. They are physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect and emotional maltreatment. Each category‚ in turn‚ covers a range of behavior. The maltreatment

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    Child Abuse General Purpose: To inform my audience about child abuse. Specific Purpose: After my speech my audience will understand the different forms of child abuse and how to prevent this to happen. Thesis (Central Idea): Child abuse can be a harmful situation but us as a community we can prevent this to keep happening. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: “Bruises fade but the pain last forever”. Orientation: Child abuse happens when an adult mistreats or neglects a child. Thesis (Central

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    Child abuse by:Melissa Lecouffe Table of contents 1-Definition on child abuse 2-Types of child abuse 3-Effects of child abuse 4-Dangers of child abuse 5-How to stop child abuse Definition of child abuse Child abuse is any form of physical‚ psycological‚ social‚ emotional or sexual maltreatment* of a child. It could be endangering the survival‚ the safety‚ the sefl-esteem‚ the growth and the development of the child. Child abuse is more than just bruises and broken bones. Not

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    Child abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature. Psychological maltreatment is a repeated pattern of damaging interactions between parent(s) and child that becomes typical of the relationship. In some situations‚ the

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