A Child Called “It” Research Paper Michelle Smythe cgilrichard@yahoo.com Tuesday EDUC 571 S. Rudinsky 10-9-2012 Research Paper 1 Child abuse. The words on its own sound horrific! According to the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) amended by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Childhelp.org October 2010)‚ it defines child abuse and neglect as‚ at the minimum the following: Any
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CIS333 CIPA Omar K. Coley June 3‚ 2012 Strayer University “The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate program – a program that makes certain communications technology more affordable for eligible schools
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Levels of Prevention The three levels of prevention in the community settings are; primary prevention‚ secondary prevention and tertiary prevention. With these three levels of prevention it helps the individual‚ the people and the community to attain better and good health. First the primary prevention‚ which focus mainly on health education‚ health promotion primary. This activity is concerned in preventing the specific illness or disease. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Forces’ Guide to
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Psychological Abuse Presented by Psyche Cheung Celia Chan Jason Chan Kris Lee Monday‚ 21 January‚ 13 Abuse harmful‚ injurious‚ or offensive excessive and wrongful misuse of anything Definition • • Psychological Abuse caused by emotional abuse / mental abuse / physical abuse behavior that may result in psychological trauma eg anxiety / chronic depression / post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) happened in the situations of power imbalance abusive relationships / bullying / child abuse / abuse
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Huckleberry Finn‚ the main character of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚" faces many challenges growing up. Being a runaway child of an alcoholic and abusive father‚ Huck encounters many obstacles. Statistics do not show a positive outlook for someone with a bad childhood. Neglected by his father‚ Huck smokes cigarrettes as a coping mechanism. In the article‚ "Child Abuse and Neglect‚" it states that children who have been neglected have the "inability to accurately recognize emotions in others
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Suicide Prevention Each year‚ suicide in the United States is the cause of more deaths than homicide. Approximately 30‚000 people each year commit suicide. Suicide is the third highest cause of death in ages 15-24. In children younger than 15‚ 1-2 out of every 100‚000 will commit suicide (Caruso). Every year‚ approximately 750‚000 people attempt suicide; failed attempts often result in permanent damage requiring long term permanent care (“America’s Mental Health Channel”). Suicide is relevant
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Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Howell‚ J.C.‚ & Egley‚ Jr.‚ A. (2005). Moving risk factors into developmental theories of gang membership. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice‚ 3(4)‚ 334–354. Pesce ‚ R. C.‚ and J. D. Wilczynski. "Gang prevention."nasponline. Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence‚ 2001. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/nassp_gang.pdf>. Stover‚ D. (1986‚ August). Gangs. American School Board Journal‚ 19–24. "Street Gangs in America: A short history
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Suicide Prevention 10/29/13 RNSG 2260 Suicide is a subject not often openly talked about‚ due to the stigma that comes along with it. On average‚ more than 100 Americans die by per day by suicide. 50% of these cases involve the use of firearms [1]. Suicide is more common in men‚ than women. Psychiatric disorders increase the risk of completed suicide‚ which is a suicide attempt that results in death. In the majority of suicide cases‚ most have had at least one unsuccessful attempt prior to completed
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stroke which is about 795‚000 per year (National stroke Association‚ 2010). The incidence of stroke makes it a major health problem in the United States. Prevention and early intervention is the key to reducing death and disability from stroke. Cost effective prevention strategies are needed for the delivery of stroke awareness and prevention. A priority of our health care system should be to educate the community about stroke risk factors and stroke warning signs to decrease potential death and
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Products - An Apt Pick of Heartworm Prevention for Dogs Heartworm surely is a matter of concern for all the dog owners as the infection could even prove to be fatal for the poor dog. It would undoubtedly be quite painful for any dog owner to see his dog experience the difficult sickness like heartworm. The fact is we all want our dog to be in the best of health and that can only be possible through the right preventive measures. At Vetafarm Products‚ our heartworm prevention for dogs can help put off the
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