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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defenseless children are being robbed of their childhood innocence and happiness and are being forced to face the cruel reality of our world at far too young an age. These Children are victims of neglect and abuse‚ primarily caused by family members or people they are close to. Child neglect is the most common form of abuse‚ and is therefore the main subject that will be covered in this essay. This disturbing and extremely common‚ yet rarely talked about topic effects at least one out of every 10 children
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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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Types of Abuse: Emotional Abuse Emotional abuse can also take the form of verbal abuse and mental abuse. This includes acts‚ or the failure to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause serious behavioral‚ emotional‚ or mental disorders in the child. As well as parents/caretakers using extreme or bizarre forms of punishment. There are several different types of emotional abuse‚ rejecting‚ ignoring‚ terrorizing‚ isolating‚ and corrupting. Emotional abuse accounts for eight percent
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PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Child abuse is a phenomenon that has a long history and exists in various Cultures. Most countries have policies and programs that have the purpose of contributing to the well being of children‚ including preventing and reducing the risk of child abuses in many cases of child maltreatment‚ such policies and programs are sufficient and further maltreatment is not reported. Under the Presidential Decree no. 603‚ the child is one of the most important assets of
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Child abuse is a serious matter. No matter what ethnic or social background someone comes from there is the potential for abuse. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)‚ as amended and reauthorized by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010‚ defines child abuse and neglect 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
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Child Abuse Child abuse is any form of maltreatment to a child or children and could either be physical‚ emotional‚ or sexual. It can also be described as an act or failure to act by a parent or caretaker which results to harm of the child. There are four major forms of child abuse‚ Physical‚ abuse which is the infliction of serious injuries or actions that may lead to infliction of injuries or death. Sexual abuse is a situation where an adult
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in the American society‚ child abuse is one of the most devastating issues that result in people‚ and more specifically children‚ with a traumatized past‚ shattered dreams‚ and more often than not‚ fatal consequences. National statistics on child abuse reports just about five deaths a day among neglected and abused children. According to a 2009 statistics‚ there were 1‚770 deaths reported as a consequence of child abuse and neglect. The issue of child abuse and neglect is a crucial one‚ as it puts
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seriousness of elder abuse and neglect. Until recently‚ what happened within the home was considered to be a private‚ family matter and was excluded from scrutiny by the public. With an increasing number of elderly individuals entering into care at long term living facilities‚ the problem of abuse and neglect has moved from a private‚ family matter‚ that typically took place within the home‚ to one that is a critical societal problem and a crime. However‚ risk factors associated with elder abuse are grossly
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Child Abuse 2 Just about all children have many different experiences that will have a major impact on their lives before they reach full maturity. A child can face a lot of dangerous things from the environment surroundings them which might seriously affect their whole life. The definition of Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Child abuse is any action from adult to a child that can be harmful to the child’s body or mental (Children Welfare Information Gateway 2007). In the
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