Childhood abuse

Sort By:
Page 6 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    children suffer abuse. An estimated 702,000 children were confirmed by child protective services as being victims of abuse and neglect in 2014. (CDC, 2016) Studies have found abused and neglected children to be at least 25% more likely to experience problems such as delinquency, teen pregnancy and low academic achievement. (CDC, 2016) A National Institute of Justice study indicated that being abused or neglected as a child increased the likelihood of arrest as juvenile by 59%. Abuse and neglect also

    • 1521 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anything is possible Childhood is a precious thing, some people have a good childhood, while others have a bad one and suffer abuse. My family was very dysfunctional and my childhood was a very bad one, however it made me the person I am today. I suffered severe physical, verbal, and sexual abuse. I was tortured and kidnapped, molested for years. I grew up afraid and very damaged from these events. I was 7 years old when I began to act out. I got into fights in high school. I made bad choices

    • 771 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    children everywhere who endure a form of abuse. Some experience emotional abuse while others experience physical abuse. Other children, like Dave Pelzer, are faced with both. Dave had to grow up in a family of two alcoholic parents. He was severely beaten and tortured by his mother and was neglected by his father. Dave had to spend his childhood in fear of his life. Although sad, his story gives others hope that they too can experience an abusive childhood and live to tell about it. A Child Called

    • 882 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    One in six boys in the United States have experience childhood sexual abuse by the time they are 18 years old. The effects of childhood sexual abuse can be long-lasting and is a huge public health problem. There is a belief that male victims of sexual abuse do not suffer from the same negative impact that female victims do and we, as a society seem to turn a blind eye and minimize the impact when it comes to male victims. However, there is empirical support that shows men, like women, who experience

    • 1703 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Your past affects your future, that is one idea that most people can agree upon. Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse develop symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and are unable to form positive working relationships. Often times the effects of CSA are not fully manifested until later in life. According to Doctor Judith Worell’s Encyclopedia of Women and Gender, nearly 50 percent of Childhood Sexual Abuse reported in 1997 involved victims seven years and younger with the remaining half being split

    • 1215 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Abstract Childhood sexual abuse is a significant issue children face in our society that has long term consequences. Sexual abuse in any form is a traumatizing experience regardless of age, but sibling sexual abuse is believed to be more common than parent-child incest. This form of abuse has long term effects such as lack of self-esteem, poor leadership qualities, developing an eating disorder, substance abuse, suffering from depression and/or suicidal behavior. Society often minimizes sibling sexual

    • 3180 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Childhood sexual abuse is a global issue that has multiple outcomes of dysfunction that an adult may display due to previous experience. There is evidence supporting the magnitude of problems that a CSA surviving adult may go through especially if critical periods of development have been altered because of trauma. The negative effects are psychologically, physically, behaviorally and interpersonally harmful to the victim’s overall health. With continued research and bringing an awareness to the

    • 1756 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today (Darness2Light, 2009a ). This figure continues to grow daily as perpetrators of this crime continue in this destructive path. The definition of child sexual abuse is the force, coercion, or cajoling of children into sexual activities by a dominant adult or adolescent. Sexual abuse of children includes touching (physical) sexually including: fondling; penetration (vaginal or anal using fingers, foreign objects or

    • 1694 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry). Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic experience affecting the lives of not only the victim, but those close to the victim as well. Many think there is only one person truly traumatized, but in fact, everyone involved is affected. The victim has to deal with their

    • 1841 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Childhood sexual abuse is one form child abuse that includes a wide range of actions between a child and an adult or older child. It is a topic that is receiving much attention and concern in recent years. In this paper several points will be discussed regarding childhood sexual abuse. We must first understand what sexual abuse and who is at a higher risk for being abused. It is also important to know and be aware of signs and symptoms of childhood sexual abuse. But most importantly the long term

    • 2240 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays