leaving the opponents even more committed to their positions and the open-minded observers confused. Both sides make a good case. An unwanted child is a pitiful thing‚ and the attendant social problems (single motherhood‚ financial destitution‚ child neglect‚ and urban overcrowding‚ to name just a few) do not have easy solutions. On the other hand‚ the thought of terminating something that‚ if left to run its natural course‚ would ultimately result in the birth of a human being gives all but the most
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grew used to the violence they were given‚ or they began to see themselves as unworthy of their family’s love. Fortunately‚ the worldly viewpoint on how children should be treated began to change after Charles Dickins spoke against child abuse and neglect by revealing his own experiences. In 1874‚ a young girl named Mary Ellen showed the world that a clear definition of child abuse was needed‚ and that it is a problem society can no longer
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Abuse Reporting Paper In 1962 the Department of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare’s Children’s Bureau‚ now known as Health and Human Services‚ began to develop measures to protect children from abuse‚ neglect and mistreatment by establishing the procedure and framework for reporting abuse and developing the laws and regulations governing the prevention‚ education and protective actions enforced in the arena of child abuse. By 1967‚ state laws were established requiring professionals and public agencies
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in newspaper articles. Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving more than six million (a report can include multiple children). The United States has among the worst records among industrialized nations-losing an average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect. (National‚ Internet) America has tried to take a stand against child abuse but they cannot
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cases of child maltreatment are reported and investigated in the United States annually. That is just the number reported. How many go unreported and unnoticed? A range of factors poverty‚ homelessness‚ alcohol and drug addiction and child abuse and neglect make today’s families more susceptible than ever to splitting apart (Kirst-Ashman‚ 2013). In this chapter there is so much information to try and share. Social workers bring their unique skills to helping two increasingly vulnerable groups: children
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Human Services. CPS supports and maintains the social and economic welfare of children by offering services to children to help protect them from abuse and/or child neglect. The Department of Humans Services in California offers CPS to families. CPS serves as mandated reports as well as an organization to protect children from neglect or abuse within the home‚ from his or her family‚ foster home or anyone responsible for the care of the child. The services of CPS are to provide protection to the
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three children in the United States are murdered by a parent or caretaker. 565‚000 children are seriously injured while 18‚000 are permanently disabled every year due to child abuse. Three million children were reported as victims of child abuse and neglect in 1999 in the United States. Child abuse kills more children in America than does accidental falls‚ choking on food‚ suffocation‚ or fires in the home (Newton). As if these statistics weren’t horrifying enough‚ they are inaccurate in relaying the
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abuse of a child or an elderly individual. These two populations are considered at risk for potential abuse. The Arizona Mandatory Reporting Training states‚ “any person who reasonably believes that a minor is or has been the victim of abuse… or neglect…shall immediately report or cause reports to be made…to a peace officer or to child protective services ("ChildHelpInfoCenter - Free Mandatory Reporting Training‚" n.d.).” The question becomes what is “reasonable belief?” Reasonable Belief is defined
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SPEECH: INFORMATIVE SPEECH TOPIC: Child Abuse Facts for Parents PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to reveal the shocking features of child abuse that exposes various factors responsible for physical‚ sexual‚ emotional and neglect abuse of children which haunts and shatters their physical and emotional world. AUDIENCE: PARENTS BODY OF THE PAPER Child abuse is very widespread and familiar happening. In today’s situation‚ it has become a very common
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Parental Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Temple University Harrisburg Introduction Parental substance abuse and the welfare of children have become a growing epidemic in society today. Thousands of families are facing struggles with addiction which can lead to the interruption of cognitive development and mental growth of their young children. It has been found that “more than 8.3 million children younger than 18 years (11.9%) lived with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused
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