Abuse And Neglect

In 2006, an estimated 905,000 children were victims of child abuse or neglect. Statistically, the amount of children that suffer from such abuse is 1 in 10. Younger children are the most vulnerable to the maltreatment that is performed by their parents or guardians. Over 25% of abused children are under the age of 3 and 45% are under the age of 5. The rate of child mortality is higher for boys than girls and 85% of fatalities are caucasian children (Child Abuse Facts 1).

More than one million people have experienced domestic violence. Mostly women are more likely to be abused or either killed by a partner. Most people that goes through abuse suffers from depression and low self-esteem. Men are also victims of domestic

According to statistics 12.4 per 1000 children under the age of 17 have been a victim of child abuse. More than 6 million children are reported as abused in the last year. Sadly the fate of many of these children that live in abusive homes is death. 1.84 per 100,000 was reported to be abused in 2012. The number continued to rise to 1.96 in 2014. In the reported cases both or one parent was the cause of the death 79% of the time. In 16% of the cases a non-parent guardian was the cause of death. 5% of the deaths were caused by an unknown person.

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is a state-run agency that provides counseling, rehabilitation or placement services for neglected or abused children.

There are over 800,000 children abused each year in the United States. When children are susceptible to abuse, they not only have to go through the trauma when it happens, but they also are likely to have still continue to battle the long-term consequences throughout adulthood. People who experienced physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect as children will probably develop psychological disorders as an adult.

Abuse is a hot topic in America nowadays. Child abuse leads to the endangerment of the child/children.For example in California a person “having the care or custody of any child [who]… permits that child to be placed in a situation where

According to statistics found by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Every nine seconds a woman is abused by her husband or intimate partner. At least 1 in every 4 women and 1 in every 9 men have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime. Most often the abuser is one of their own family. Domestic violence is a problem that somehow affects every one of us in this room at some time and is actually the leading cause of injury to women -- more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.

Ed. Judith S. Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman. The article states. “report estimated that 1,100 children died in 1986 as a direct result of maltreatment. Among cases of child maltreatment, neglect was found to be the largest problem, representing 63 percent of all cases. The report broke abuse into three categories—physical, sexual, and emotional” this is a easy round up of the percentage of the actual amount. Also the article; "Foster Mom of Drowned 2-year-old Charged with Child Neglect." The Bemidji Pioneer [Bemidji, MN] 1 Mar. 2017” the article states; “Friedman died June 5 after Jackson left her unattended in the shower along with an 18-gallon Rubbermaid tote without holes. Jackson, who was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Friday, admitted to using meth hours before Friedman died during a guilty plea in January Also one again in the article; "Child Abuse." by American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman. The article states; “In 1989 a Gallup poll found that 25 million Americans claimed to know children whom they suspected had been physically or sexually abused.” there are people who know about the issue. In the same article; "Be Curious and Act against Child Neglect." European Union News 9 Feb. 2017” it states; ‘Child neglect can be hidden within families and communities meaning that it

This study examined the extent to which being abused or neglected in the childhood increases a person’s risk of promiscuity, prostitution, and teenage pregnancy. Clinical and behavioral reports and research studies have linked childhood victimization to a variety of negative health and behavioral consequences. A prospective cohorts design was used to match on the basis of age, race, sex, social class, cases of abuse, and neglected children from 1967 to 1971, with non-abused and non-neglected children subjects were followed into early adulthood (Widom & Kuhns, 1996).

Child neglect can be lack of nutrition, emotional support, health care, not acknowledging the presence of a child, and non-exposure to education. When a child is not being physically or sexually abused it does not mean they are emotional or psychologically alright. A parent can be neglecting a child by treating him/ her as if he or she does not exist leading a child to be independent. This can cause the child to question their reason of existing and being anti-social. Improving a parent language will not improve how emotionally affectionate or Intune they are with their child. A parent does not need to speak to a child to inflict an emotional or psychological abuse. Neglect and psychological abuse can impact an individual’s peer interaction,

Domestic violence is a behavioral pattern that is used to control, manipulate, and abuse another person, specifically in intimate relationships. This behavioral pattern contributes significant harm and suffer for witnesses and victims who have been exposed or involved in domestic violence. According to “Domestic Violence: Statistics and Fact” (n.d.), domestic violence are often experienced at least once out of 4 women during her lifetime and more than four million women experienced rape and physical assault. Women victims are usually ages of 18 to 34 years old and 60 percent of the time, domestic violence occurs at home. By contrast, three million men are more likely to experienced physical assault in the USA. Male who witnesses domestic violence

About 20 people in the United States are physically abused by their partner every minute, that means that more than 10 million people are physically abused each year in the United States. Many people think that women are the only victims of domestic violence, but men can be victims of domestic violence as well, it is just less common. Domestic violence can occur within any ethnic background, age, gender, and economic stand. Domestic violence cases are becoming more common all around the world. But, we usually hear about those cases when it is too late. The victims are afraid to speak up or ask for help, not only because of the physically abuse, but also the emotional, mental, and verbal abuse they receive. The abuser wants to show the

Abuse isn't just bruises and broken bones. It's what mentally can rip you apart. Emotional abuse, in particular child neglect, is something that can be so easily pushed aside, ignored and treated as no big deal. Emotional scars are just as bad as physical scars - and more people need to be aware of this.

Abuse can have many different meanings, there is one in particular that takes control in many Americans relationship, “physical maltreatment” (Abuse). Sadly there is an increasing amount of young adults going through an abusive relationship or were in one. Many of the people that become abusers consider violence as a normal behavior because they have witnessed it on a daily basis. They than begin to mistreat everyone that comes in his or her way. An abuser is frequently interested in controlling their victims. An abuser’s behavior is usually manipulating, in order to make their victims

The issue of child abuse and neglect is serious, controversial, and is escalating in today’s society. Many people are not aware, but child abuse is rampant in our society. Many child abuse and neglect cases go unreported because a person may not know the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect or perhaps the person or person may feel that this is an private issue and needs to be handle with in the home and no outsiders should be involved. Without the proper awareness of child abuse and neglect and the involvement of everyone this issue will continue to raise our eyebrows.