-Physical abuse, non-accidental physical injury, bruises, blisters, broken bones…, 28,3%
-Emotional abuse, harms mental development, 10,6%
-Neglect, fails to take care, medical/ educational neglect
Child abuse and criminal behaviour:
9 times more likely
14% of all men and 36% of all women
Why do some people hurt their child?
Drug or alcohol problem
Don’t know any better, how they were raised
Unrealistic expectations
Mental disorders
Responsibility:
Everyone’s responsibility
Notice any marks
Parents can’t explain the injury
How can you help a child who is abused at home?
Helplines
Inform the police
The school
Statistics:
5 children die every day, US alone
2.9 million cases reported every year, probably many more
80% of 21 year olds who were abused, at least 1 mental disorder
Abused children are more likely to experience teen pregnancy
My own Opinion:
I think it’s horrible that any person could hurt a child in any way. After making this outline I realised that the number of children getting abused in the US alone is a lot higher than what I thought. I hope that child abuse one day will be a minority.
Sources:
https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse/
http://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-statistics/
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