About Child Abuse

1. Created By : Paresh Sharma
BGITI-COPA 2023-24

2. -INTRODUCTION-
Child abuse is when a parent or caragiver,whether
through action or failing to act, causes injury ,
death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a
child. There are many forms of child maltreatment,
including neglect, physical abuse. Adults can
experience a range of psychological. Emotional
and social problems related to childhood abuse.

3. Child abuse is any action by another person
adult of child – that causes significant harm
to a child. It can be physical, sexual or
emotional, but can just as often about a
lack of love, care and attention.

4.  Emotional abuse
 Neglect
 Physical abuse
 Family violence
 Sexual abuse

5. The total abuse rate of children is 25.2 per
1,000 children, with physical abuse
accounting for 5.7 per 1,000, sexual abuse
2.5 per 1,000, and neglect accounting for
15.9 per 1,000 children.
These categories overlap, with sexual and
physical abuse often occurring together,
physical abuse or neglect seldom occur
without emotional abuse.

6. Emotional abuse refers to the psychological
and social aspects of child abuse, it is the
most common form of child abuse.
Emotional abuse happens when a child is
repeatedly made to feel worthless, unloved,
alone or scared.

7.  relationship problems.
 family arguments.
 money problems or unemployment.
 mental health issues.
 poverty.
 addiction to drugs or alcohol.
 domestic abuse.

8. SIGNS IN ADULTHOOD
 Paying utility bills.
 Doing your own washing / ironing.
 Budgeting.
 Moving out from the family home.
 Taking out contents insurance.
 Having a mortgage/buying a house.
 Your mum and dad don't make your financial
decisions for you any more.
 You pay into a pension.

9.  Child neglect is the failure of a parent or other
person with responsibility for the child, to provide
needed food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or
supervision to the degree that the child's health,
safety or well-being may be threatened with harm.

10. ф Child abuse is a complex phenomenon with
multiple causes.No single factor can be
identified as to why some adults behave
abusively or neglectfully toward children.

11. Signs in Adulthood Signs in Childhood
 being emotionally upset
or agitated.
 being extremely
withdrawn and non
communicative or non
responsive.
 unusual behavior
usually attributed to
dementia (e.g.,
sucking, biting, rocking)
 nervousness around
certain people.
 Changes in behavior —
such as aggression,
anger, hostility or
hyperactivity — or
changes in school
performance.
 Depression, anxiety or
unusual fears, or a
sudden loss of self-
confidence. Sleep
problems and
nightmares.
 An apparent lack of
supervision.

12.  Physical abuse is one of the most common
forms of child abuse.
 It occurs when a person close to the child
deliberately commits an act that results in a
physical injury to the child.

13. The term ‘family violence’ encompasses a wide range
of adverse dynamics perpetrated by a range of
family members, referring most commonly to abuse
or violence between husbands and wives, or
parental abuse toward children.

14. Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse that
includes sexual activity with a minor. A child
cannot consent to any form of sexual activity,
period.

15. Child abuse investigations can be very complicated and
labor intensive. All officers involved in child abuse
investigations should have adequate training in child
abuse investigative techniques including the proper
method for interviewing victims, witnesses, and
suspects.