The History of Child Abuse by Lloyd deMause The Journal of Psychohistory 25 (3) Winter 1998 The following speech was given at the National Parenting Conference in Boulder‚ Colorado‚ on September 25‚ 1997. During the past three decades‚ I have spent much of my scholarly life examining primary sources such as diaries‚ autobiographies‚ doctor’s reports‚ ethnographic reports and other documents that document what it must have felt like to have been a child--yesterday and today‚ in the East and the West
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Breaking the Silence on Child Sexual Abuse: How Mainstream Media can influence the masses and help prevent child sexual abuse • Introduction • Statistics • What does child sexual abuse (CSA) mean • How common is child sexual abuse • The consequences of child sexual abuse • Breaking the Silence on child sexual abuse • How mainstream media can help in the prevention of child sexual abuse • 7 Steps in the Healing Process • Conclusion Introduction Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a hot topic
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Child Abuse Child abuse disregards the most basic rights of children and teens; it has very clearly emerged across the United States with different kinds of abuse. Who are at risk of abuse and unfair treatment? Child abuse is a very dangerous problem that manifests all forms of physical and emotional affliction‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect or negligent treatment resulting in harm to the child’s health‚ survival or development. The question is how many children are neglected and abused each year in the
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How can the community reduce Child Abuse and Neglect? Introduction Child abuse and neglect is an issue that is too big for service providers to ensure for safety alone. The community needs to get both involved and educated to help stop or at least reduce the problem of the abuse and neglect of children. “We have to build communities from the inside out in order to make change. And if we are going to ensure child well-being and reduce violence‚ we are
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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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According to Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics‚ "Over million children will become victims of child abuse this year" (CANS). "Child abuse is the non-accidental commission of any act by a caretaker upon a child under age 18 which causes‚ or creates a substantial risk of‚ physical or emotional injury; or constitutes a sexual offense under the laws of the Commonwealth; or any sexual contact between a parent/guardian/caretaker and a child under 18" (Mass Gov). There are different types of child abuse: physical
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Four Theoretical Models of Child Abuse Report I have been asked to write a report describing the four theoretical models of child abuse to include: Medical‚ Psychological‚ Sociological and Feminist approaches which I will start off by describing each. Next I will compare and contrast the different theoretical models of abuse then conclude by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the four. MEDICAL MODEL The medical model was created by Kempe in 1968. He was an American paediatrician and suggested
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Child Advocacy Child maltreatment has many different characteristics‚ including child neglect and physical abuse (Wong‚ Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2011). It is defined as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation‚ or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm‚” (Children ’s Bureau‚ 2008). Children suffering from child abuse or neglect
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An article written by 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
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the child abuse slide show. Additionally some of them I knew‚ however it helps me to refresh my mind according to this topic. First concept: Sexual abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2010)‚ more than 70‚000 children were victims of sexual abuse in 2008. Out of this number‚ twenty five percent are girls and sixteen percent are boys. According to the study about one percent of child becomes victim of some kind of sexual abuse. Nurses
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