Child Abuse Child abuse is an abominable problem in America. The reprehensible truth is that before today is over‚ more than four children will have died from abuse (11 facts about Child Abuse). Child Abuse kills more children in america than accidental falls‚ choking on food‚ suffocation or fires in the home. Once a child is abused it leaves a negative impact on that child‚ it doesn’t just affect them physically. There are other forms of abuse such as verbal abuse‚ psychological abuse‚ sexual
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Child Abuse I. Introduction A. Parents today don’t realize that the harm that they are doing to their children will eventually be passed day from generation to generation‚ their children are today’s abused tomorrow’s abusers. B. Child abuse is mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian‚ including neglect‚ beating‚ and sexual molestation (Salus). C. Child abuse has an enormous impact in our society; child abuse maltreatment and neglect is a causative factor in youth suicide‚ crime‚ homelessness
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CHILD ABUSE SONYA HOLMAN HH203 MEDICAL LAW & EHTICS 01/21/2015 CHILD ABUSE Child abuse: physical‚ sexual‚ emotional‚ or neglect of children by parents‚ guardians‚ or others responsible for the child’s welfare. Physical abuse consists of beating or inappropriately harsh discipline. Sexual abuse includes molestation‚ incest‚ rape‚ prostitution‚ or use of a child for pornographic purposes. Neglect can be physical in nature‚ educational‚ or emotional. Child abuse is a massive‚ daily and unreported
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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 Child Abuse Prevention
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Causes of Child Abuse Many people have difficulty understanding why any person would hurt a child. The public often assumes that people who abuse their children suffer from mental disorders‚ but fewer than 10 percent of abusers have mental illnesses. Most abusers love their children but tend to have less patience and less mature personalities than other parents. These traits make it difficult to cope with the demands of their children and increase the likelihood of physical or emotional abuse.
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Child abuse is a serious and widespread problem throughout the world. It can take the form of sexual abuse‚ physical or psychological mistreatment ‚ or child neglect. What are some of the main causes for child abuse or neglect? Can child abuse be prevented? What can be done within the community or the child welfare system to prevent or control child abuse? Once discovered‚ child abuse can be addressed‚ but who should be reporting child maltreatment‚ and what are the legal requirements for reporting
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Child Abuse and Neglect Child abuse‚ or child maltreatment‚ is an act by a parent or caretaker that results in or allows the child to be subjected to death‚ physical injury‚ sexual assault‚ or emotional harm. Emotional abuse‚ neglect‚ physical abuse‚ and sexual abuse are all different forms of child abuse. Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible‚ other types of abuse‚ such as emotional abuse and neglect‚ also leave deep‚ lasting scars
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Soc. 425 9/18/13 Doctor Pleads No Contest In Teen’s Death In Ohio a malnourished fourteen-year girl died after only weighing in at twenty- pounds and her doctor is pleading no contest for her death. The little girl’s name was Makalya’s who had cerebral palsy and was suffering abuse by her mother hands. Margaret Edward‚ who was the little girl’s doctor‚ is pleading no contest to three misdemeanors counts of failing to report child abuse and neglect on someone is functionally impaired. Makalya’s
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Is child abuse taken as seriously as it should be? Alice was very young when she was sexually abused by a friend her family knew. It took Alice ten years to tell anyone what she had been through. She was scared because of what she went through‚ and did not know who she could trust to tell. Looking back‚ Alice feels as if she has lost her childhood. As she grew older‚ Alice noticed herself isolating herself from friends and family and began having night terrors. She had problems focusing in school
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Child Abuse Every year‚ thousands of families bring home a new baby. The families spend time watching movies‚ going on exciting outings‚ doing crafts like finger painting with their children. Most of these kids brought into the world get to experience what it is to have a loving and caring family‚ but for a small amount‚ life is not so fun. They are forced to deal with things that most of us would never imagine. 227‚080 children are raped and sexually abused every single year
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