Effects of Child Abuse
Kivaan Gainer
English 1102
Edward Braun
3/1/2013
Child Abuse The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines child abuse and neglect in two different ways. Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation. CAPTA also defines child abuse and neglect as an act or failure to act which presents an imminnent risk of serious harm [SITE WEB]. Child abuse can happen to any one any were at any time and there are many causes and effects that come from child abuse. The four main types of child abuse is physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional maltreatment. The prevalence of child abuse in the United States is nothing but a statistic to frown upon. It is crazy how one of Americas biggest problems happen behind closed doors. Each year there is an estimated amount of 3.3 million reports of child abuse just in the United States alone. Nearly five children lives are lost each day making the United States hold the worst record in the industrialized nation. Approxiamately 80 percent of children that die from abuse are under the age of four [SITE WEB]. The sad part about child abuse aside from the data above is not the physical damage done to the child but the emotional damge that comes behind it. The emotional damage plays a huge role in the abused child as they grow into adult hood. Depression, withdrawal, violence, and suicide are some of the long term mental effects of being abused as a child. Younger children are normally the targets of child abuse which is also known as child maltreatment. Younger children, toddlers, and infants are more likely to suffer from battery child syndrome (BCS). Battery child syndrome is defined as a collection of injuries sustained by a child as a result of repeated mistreatment or beating [SITEWEB]. Battery child syndrome refers to physical damage of a child like broken or fractures bones, burns, cuts,
English 1102
Edward Braun
3/1/2013
Child Abuse The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines child abuse and neglect in two different ways. Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation. CAPTA also defines child abuse and neglect as an act or failure to act which presents an imminnent risk of serious harm [SITE WEB]. Child abuse can happen to any one any were at any time and there are many causes and effects that come from child abuse. The four main types of child abuse is physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional maltreatment. The prevalence of child abuse in the United States is nothing but a statistic to frown upon. It is crazy how one of Americas biggest problems happen behind closed doors. Each year there is an estimated amount of 3.3 million reports of child abuse just in the United States alone. Nearly five children lives are lost each day making the United States hold the worst record in the industrialized nation. Approxiamately 80 percent of children that die from abuse are under the age of four [SITE WEB]. The sad part about child abuse aside from the data above is not the physical damage done to the child but the emotional damge that comes behind it. The emotional damage plays a huge role in the abused child as they grow into adult hood. Depression, withdrawal, violence, and suicide are some of the long term mental effects of being abused as a child. Younger children are normally the targets of child abuse which is also known as child maltreatment. Younger children, toddlers, and infants are more likely to suffer from battery child syndrome (BCS). Battery child syndrome is defined as a collection of injuries sustained by a child as a result of repeated mistreatment or beating [SITEWEB]. Battery child syndrome refers to physical damage of a child like broken or fractures bones, burns, cuts,
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