1. CHILD ABUSE
Prepared By : Puneet Sharma

2. CHILD ABUSE
Child abuse is defined as the
physical, emotional and the
sexual abuse of children.
It can take place anywhere in the
organizations, schools,
communities or even in a child’s home

3. ABUSE
 Consists of any act, or failure to act,
that endangers a child’s physical or
emotional health and development
 Also sometimes called child
maltreatment

5. FACTS:
• India has the largest num­
ber of chil­dren (375 mil­lion)
in the world, nearly 40% of
its population
• 69% of Indian chil­dren are
vic­tims of phys­i­cal, emo­
tional, or sex­ual abuse (or
read it as every 2 out of 3)
• New Delhi, the nation’s cap­
i­tal, has an abuse rate of
over 83%
• 89% of the crimes are per­
pe­trated by fam­ily
members
• Boys face more abuse
(>72%) than girls (65%)
• More than 70% of cases go Parents ­ the most common abusers
unre­ported and unshared
even with parents/family
•because abuse commonly occurs in the family
• and often involves young preverbal children,
• many cases are neverdiscovered or reported.

6. More Facts :
Today, children are
eight to ten times
more likely to be
abused in the foster
Care system than in
their own homes
Most sexual abuse offenders are not strangers
but persons that the abused
child knows and trusts.

7. Physical/mental problems
alcohol and drug abuse
Lack of knowledge
Personal knowledge and
problems
Parents were abused children
before

8. Four types of child abuse:

9. Type of Child Abuse:
• Neglect ­ failure to meet basic needs
• Physical ­ intentional infliction of physical
injury
• Sexual ­ sexual contact or exploitation
• Emotional ­ behaviors resulting in
humiliation, rejection, fear, isolation, etc

10. Statistics*
• Child abuse in India, according to the NCPCR (National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights) report, increased to 763
for 2009­10 from 35 in 2007­08. Child abuse complaints included
incidents of rape, trafficking, humiliation, physical and mental
torture. As per the NCPCR report, in India, the maximum number of
child abuse complaints was received from Uttar Pradesh which
stood at 179. Uttar Pradesh was followed by Delhi, Orissa, Bihar
and Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal from where 127,58,46,42
and 39 cases were received respectively. North eastern states of
India, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura reported no child abuse
complaints.

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18. Physical Abuse

19. Signs of Physical Abuse
•burns, human bite marks, cuts, bruises or welts in the shape of an object
•Imprint burns and immersion burns
•Spiral fractures
•Has resistance going home
•Seems frightened of the parents and protests or cries when it is time to go
home from school
•Fear of adults
•Reports injury by a parent or another adult caregiver
•Antisocial behaviors (truancy, running away form home, stealing,
substance abuse)
•Head injuries

20. .
Bite Mark
This is
Britality!!

21. Burns
“Any burn may be intentional”
•“Common” burns •“Suspicious” burns
•Splatter/splash pattern •Immersion/dunking patterns
•Burns consistent with history •Contact pattern
and child’s developmental level •Bilateral burns
•Cigarette burn

22. aken Baby Syndrome
“Caused by VIGOROUS shaking of infant or small child”
•Tearing/shredding of small
cerebral blood vessels and neurons
•Sudden or rapid CNS involvement
•Retinal hemorrhage

23. Sexual Abuse

25. Sexual Abuse
• Any sexual act
between an adult and
a child, including
penetration,
intercourse, incest,
rape, and sodomy

26. Perpetrators
• Childcare professionals or
babysitters
• Clergy, teachers, or athletic
coaches
• Foster parents or host
families or foreign­exchange
students

27. Signs of sexual abuse:
 Inappropriate interest in or knowledge of sexual acts
 Demonstrates bizarre, sophisticated, or unusual knowledge
and behavior
 Seductiveness or promiscuity
 Running away from home
 Avoidance of things related to sexuality, or rejection of own
body or genitals
 excessive aggression
 Fear of particular person or family member
 difficulty sitting or walking

29. Emotional Abuse
•usually present when another form of
abuse is found.
•Has more long-lasting negative psychiatric
effects than either physical abuse or sexual
abuse.

30. Belittling or shaming yelling, screaming, threatening, frightening, or bullying
Belittling or shaming Humiliating the child, name-calling, making negative
comparisons to others. Telling the child he or she is “no
good” “worthless” “bad” or “a mistake”
Lack of affection and warmth Showing little to no physical affection (such as hugs) or
words of affection (praising)
Habitual blaming Telling the child that everything is his or her fault
Ignoring or rejecting Withdrawing attention, giving “the cold shoulder”,
disregarding
Extreme punishment Confinement to a closet or dark room, tying to a chair
for long periods of time, or terrorizing a child
Exposure to violence Witnessing violent behavior, including the physical
abuse of others
Child exploitation Taking advantage of a child, including child labor
Child abduction The trauma of being kidnapped, including kidnapping by
a parent, amounts to abuse

31. Some sign of emotional abuse
(images)
 apathy, depression
 may lead to withdrawal to anger
 learning difficulties/ difficulty concentrating
 nervous habits (nail biting, thumb sucking)
 conduct disorders (hostility or antisocial)
 shows extremes in behavior, such as overly
compliant of demanding behavior, passivity or
aggression
 delayed in physical or emotional development
 attempts suicide
 Reports lack of attach
ment to the parent

32. Neglect
 Includes educational,physical,emotional

33. Consequences of Child Abuse:
Physical and behavioural indicators
injury, emotional impairment, permanent disability, anger, difficulty trusting others, increased risk
of low academic achievement, Sleep disturbance
Chronic syndrome:
chronic pain syndromes, irritable bowel syndrome, GI disorders
Mental Health:
(post traumatic stress disorder), Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Low self­esteem, Phobias
Negative health behaviours:
aggressive, Attempts suicide, Adult criminality Juvenile delinquency, Drug/Alcohol abuse, Promiscuity,
physical inactivity
Reproductive health:
unwanted pregnancy, STD/HIV, gynaecological disorders, unsafe abortion, pregnancy complications,
pelvic inflammatory diseases

34. • REPUBLIC ACT
– "Special Protection of Children
Against Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act.
• REPUBLIC ACT
– an act prohibiting the employment
of children below 14 years of age
in public and private undertakings.

35. To prevent child abuse and neglect
 Understand the problem
 Understand the terms
 Understand the causes
 Support programs that support families
 Report suspected abuse and neglect
 Spread the word
 Strengthen the awareness of our
community
 Be ready in an emergency

36. WHAT CAN BE DONE???????
Health Workers can:Educate themselves about physical, sexual
abuse and explore their own biases, fears, and prejudices
 Provide supportive, non-judgmental care to victims of violence
 Ask clients about abuse in a friendly, gentle way
The Community can: Urge understanding, compassion, and
concern for victims of violence
 Support the efforts of abused women to leave relationships that put them at
risk
Parents can:explain to their children the reason/s behind marital
conflicts and try to resolve it
 teach their children to respect others and themselves
 encourage the health, safety and intellectual development of their children
and help boost their self-esteem
 avoid hitting their children; use non-violent forms of
discipline instead
 talk to their children about sex, love and interpersonal
relationships; emphasize that sex is consensual

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41. THANK YOU!!!