This document discusses child abuse, including definitions, statistics, and organizations that work to support victims and prevent further abuse. It provides statistics on reported cases of abuse in 2012 and 2013 categorized by gender and type. Two organizations highlighted are Safe Horizon, whose mission is to support victims of crime and abuse, and National Children's Alliance, which operates 750 child advocacy centers across the country providing services like victim advocacy. The document also discusses areas these organizations could improve, such as focusing more on prevention, and ensuring services are available to all.

1. child abuse
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2. What is child abuse ?
• Child abuse is an act, by a parent or a
caretaker that results in or allows the child to
be subjected to death, physical injury , sexual
assault or emotional harm.

3. Signs of abuse
 Unexplained injuries
 Changes in behavior
 Returning to early behaviors

4. Statistics
Title
Total # of children
in 2012
Total # of children
2013
Male
106,282
55,941
Female
179,179
93,934
Sexual abuse
197,902
102,803
Physical abuse
49,155
27,848
Neglect
17,531
10,143

5. Safe
horizon

6. Safe horizon
• There mission is to provide support, prevent
violence, and promote justice for victims of
crime and abuse, their families and
communities.
• some services include:
• Child advocacy programs
• street work
• counseling center
• court based children's center

7. National
children's
alliance

8. National children’s alliance
• They have 750 child advocacy centers, that
provide technical assistance, financial support,
leadership, national advocacy centers around
the country.
• They have a number of different programs ,
some of them include:
• Childrens advocacy centers
• co ordinated victim advocacy services

9. Things the NCA needs to work on.
1. They dont focus on preventing child abuse,
and are more focused on running after the
perepetrater after the victim has been hurt.
2. There are complaints from people
3. They should focus helping the victim as well
as the culprit.

10. Solutions
1. they should create awareness of child abuse
by seminars and shows, to prevent child
abuse
2. They should make more shelters so that no
child is turned back
3. They should help the victim as well as the
perpetrator

11. Peel
children's
aid

12. What does it do ?
 CAS protects children from abuse and neglect
and helps parents and care givers build healthy
families

13. Things that they need to work on
• Many complaints from people
• The children are not taught any discipline
• It is not available in multiple languages

14. Conclusion
• we all must take part in ending child abuse

15. Bibliography
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www.nationalchildrensalliance.org
www.safehorizon.com
www.peelchildrenaidssociety.com
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