Child maltreatment includes physical, sexual, or emotional abuse as well as neglect, which can cause immediate and long-term harm. Historically, child abuse has been a problem throughout history but is increasingly recognized and addressed. The effects of child abuse and neglect range from emotional and behavioral issues to increased risk of criminality, substance abuse, and continuing the intergenerational cycle of abuse.

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Child
Maltreatment:
ABUSE HURTS..
Ashley jones
12/01/2012
Child 1

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History of CHILD MALTREATMENT
 DEFINITION: Child abuse occurs when a parent or
caretaker physically, emotionally, or sexually mistreats or
neglects a child.
 EXAMPLES :
-Physical abuse-Sexual abuse
-Psychological abuse (emotional abuse,
verbal abuse, mental injury) -Neglect-Children exposed to
partner violence

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HISTORY CONTINUED..
 Child abuse has a lengthy history. Children have always been subject
to abuse by their parents or other adults.
 Child abuse is a growing problem and is getting worse. it use to start
as hitting the child and has worked its way up to killing the child
 Child abuse usually occurs when the parent them selves have been
abused as children so its passed down.
 In the early 1870s, child abuse captured the nation's attention with
news that an eight-year-old orphan named Mary Ellen Wilson was
suffering daily whippings and beatings at her foster home.

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Effects on the family..
 Surviving childhood abuse does not end with childhood.
Along with having to cope with personal struggles for years
to come, surviving also means dealing with ongoing family
dynamics related to the abuse.
 Child abuse in a family can leave people feeling
traumatized all over again. Siblings might ostracize a man
who expresses anger toward a father who beat him. A mother
might deny her daughter’s stories of being sexually abused
by her father or grandfather; or she might blame the
daughter for the abuse. Responses such as these invalidate a
person’s experiences and create new struggles in adulthood.

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Effect Abuse has on a Child..
 The immediate emotional effects of abuse and neglect—isolation, fear, and an inability
to trust—can translate into lifelong consequences, including low self-esteem,
depression, and relationship difficulties.
 The immediate physical effects of abuse or neglect can be relatively minor (bruises or
cuts) or severe (broken bones, hemorrhage, or even death) .
 Difficulties during adolescence. at least 25 percent more likely to experience
problems such as delinquency, teen pregnancy, low academic achievement, drug use,
and mental health problems
 Juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. neglected children likely to be arrested
for criminal behavior as a juvenile
 Alcohol and other drug abuse. neglected children will smoke cigarettes, abuse
alcohol, or take illicit drugs during their lifetime
 Abusive behavior. approximately one-third of abused and neglected children will
eventually victimize their own children.

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