"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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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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Physical Abuse vs. Psychological Abuse There is a huge minority of people in the United States that does not realize Psychological/Emotional abuse as an actual form of abuse. The majority of people’s minds go right to physical abuse when indeed there are many other forms of abuse just as if not worse. Physical is easy to spot‚ even if the child does not tell anyone‚ whereas psychological abuse is not seen by anyone else and is very difficult to diagnose. There are many different resources and
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Hezeng Wang Social Problems Discussion 1 Oct 3rd 2013 Drug Abuse In nowadays‚ drugs become more and more familiar to people. In fact‚ drugs actually are good to human beings. They can be used to help and lessen pain. However‚ drugs abuse has become an important social problem. According to the textbook‚ there are so many drugs in the United States‚ such as marijuana‚ cocaine‚ nicotine‚ heroin‚ alcohol‚ and so forth. According to a survey‚ more than 12.8 million Americans‚ about six
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| Learning By Doing | Doing | Jennifer CardwellDr. Richard Freeman1/20/13PAD525 | Your state’s statute that defines what is considered to be a public record that must be made available to the public upon request. Barnhart‚ M. (July‚ 2008). Sunshine review:bringing state & local government to light. Retrieved from http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Alabama_Public_Records_Law The pre-World War I opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court holding‚ on re-argument‚ that a federal income tax was
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Subject Child Abuse Saturday‚ September 08‚ 2012 The Effects Mental Abuse Have on Children What is Mental Abuse? Mental abuse‚ which is also referred to as emotional or psychological abuse‚ is a behavior that exposes another person to psychological trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ chronic depression‚ or nervousness (Allister 129). Such behaviors are usually perpetrated by people who are at a more powerful position than the victim‚ i.e. a teacher to a student‚ a manager to
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Drug Addiction for Dummies Your Name Here School Name COM 150 Expository Essay Allison Howry February 3‚ 2008 Thesis Addiction is defined as an overuse of any substance that changes the natural chemical balance of the brain. It is generally agreed upon that addiction includes biological‚ psychological‚ and behavioral factors. Introduction Addictions are very dangerous emotionally‚ psychologically‚ and physically. There are three main points to an addiction - the actual addiction and
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Critical Review of How to Win a War on Drugs Drug abuse‚ especially in the United States‚ is a huge issue that affects many people and their families. In the article How to Win a War on Drugs‚ the author Nicholas Kristof explores the idea of how the United States should adopt the decriminalization of all drugs‚ like Portugal. Currently in the US having possession of‚ or distribution of illegal drugs is considered a crime under federal laws which can result in criminal prosecution. However
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These two presidents are almost total opposites in their morals‚ political views‚ and their beliefs on how to stop the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover was a faithful family man‚ as far as we know‚ and is viewed as one of history’s most incompetent presidents. They named the shantytowns that they had to live in during the Great Depression Hoovervilles after his failure to stop the Great Depression. FDR had a mistress that he cheated on his wife with every chance he got and is believed to be one
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Substance Abuse The sociocultural theory‚ the behavioral/cognitive theory and the biological theory are all Viewpoints with which I agree. These viewpoints all share certain elements. The sociocultural theory holds that substance abuse results from stress and environmental factors. In situations where low socioeconomics and unemployment are evident‚ drugs are commonly used as a means of relief from stress. The behavioral/cognitive viewpoint sees the situational substance
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