Child Abuse Reporting

Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in the United States each...

A day.

How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?

1/3

What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages 4 and younger?

Child abuse and neglect

On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every..

10 seconds

Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children..

False

Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children.

False

The average age that child molesters first attack is when the molesters are:

In their teens

Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect?

- Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police or local child protective services agency.

Child

Any person under the age of 18 years.

Child abuse

Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental or emotional abuse, injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired.

Physical Abuse

The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare that results in injury or harm to the child.

Sexual abuse

Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or older child. Includes indecent exposure, fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing pornography.

Mental Abuse

A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling.

Neglect

Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or needed supervision.

Emotional Neglect

Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention, warmth, supervision and normal living experiences for a child to the extent that the child is impaired in ability to function normally in performance and behavior.

Inadequate Supervision

When a child is left alone in a situation beyond their physical and emotional development level or when a child is left in the care of someone who does not provide adequate supervision.

Lack of Adequate Shelter

When the child is exposed to structurally unsafe housing, exposed wiring, inadequate or unsafe heating, or unsanitary housing conditions.

immunity

Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting.

List an example of Physical Abuse

Scalding a child with hot water.

List an example of Sexual Abuse

Using a child in pornography.

List an example of emotional abuse

Convayne messages that a child is worthless, unwanted or unloved.

What can shaking a baby or young child cause?

Permanent brain damage.

What can you do to prevent shaken baby syndrome?

Be aware of what the danger are.

How can you cope with a crying baby or child?

Deep breaths.

List an example of child neglect.

Leaving a child alone

List an abuse physical indicators.

Unexplained bruises or welts.

Behavioral indicators of abuse

Wary of adult contact

Physical indicators of neglect.

Consistent hunger, poor hygiene

Emotional indicators of neglect

begs for, steals food.

Physical indicators of emotional abuse.

speech and language disorders

Behavioral indicators of emotional abuse

habit disorders

Physical indicators of sexual abuse

difficulty in walking

Behavioral indicators of sexual abuse

withdrawal, fantasy, or infantile behavior.

Renegade / survival sex

the victim may "broker" exchanges for a sexual act independently.

Gang trafficking

source of generating money for the gang and a gang member is involved in the trafficking of the victim.

Labor trafficking

domestic servitude, construction, landscaping the sex industry.

Familial trafficking

a person who is being forced to engage in commercial sex is forced labor by a family member.

Child risk factors

Pre-mature birth, birth defects.

parental family risk factors

feeling of insecurity

social/ environmental risk factors

homelessness

Children lie about being abused.

myth

Many victims of child abuse do not display physical signs.

fact

I'm most cases of sexual abuse, the perpetrator is a stranger.

Myth

Abuse and neglect are seen among people of all ages genders, ethic groups, family structures, races, socioeconomic statues, and sexual orientations.

Fact