Child Maltreatment is generally defined as any acts brought upon by a parent or caregiver of a child that results in harm or potential for harm. Child Maltreatment includes physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect. When a child exhibits signs of any form of abuse it typically becomes the responsibility of Child Protective Services to remove the child from their home and place them in foster care. However there is a controversy on whether removing the child from their home or if family preservations are best for the child than taking them out and placing them in foster care. The family is the ideal place for children to be raised. Family Preservation should be the first step in dealing with family discrepancies involving a child. It …show more content…
The mother was told that the baby was dehydrated and needed to be supplemented with formula. But since she denied using the supplement, her pediatrician told her to take the baby to the ER room. When the mother did not check into the hospital, child protective services were called, she was then arrested, charged with neglect and removed from custody. After five months the case was dismissed and she regained custody of her son. In the case, the mother was mother was guilty of neglect because she was constructed to take the newborn to the ER immediately but failed to do so. According to the article instead of taking her child to the hospital, she went to the supermarket to buy soy-based formula and get a second opinion from another doctor. The mother is not wrong for wanting a second opinion and wanting to provide a another alternative food choice, but giving that the baby was dehydrated and was told to go to the ER, she should have taken care of her child’s emergency then took care of her personal agenda. Were officials wrong for charging her, no they were not. She could have avoided the charges if she went straight to the ER and discussed her plans with either her pediatrician or someone at the
Child abuse is an issue within society that effects the lives of not only the victims but also the lives of many people in the social order. Child abuse is any mistreatment or neglect of a child that results in non-accidental injury or harm and which cannot be logically explained. There are several forms of abuse and neglect and many state governments have developed their own legal description of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child and prosecuting a criminal charge. Child abuse consists of different forms of harm including physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect.
The term child abuse was once as rarely heard as that of pink elephants. However rare the term has once been, it is now a term used consistently throughout the news and various other publications today. Along with the progressing decline in society's morals, has come the rapid increase of crime. One such crime is child abuse. Although child abuse is common, the act is defiling. As a result of the abuse, children who fall victim to this often need psychological treatment and counseling. Often, the child is never the same as he or she once was before. The dictionary defines child abuse as: "the physical, or emotional, or sexual mistreatment of children" (Dictionary.com). Everyday thousands of children are the victims of this abuse. The abusers range from parents, friends, total strangers, to even day-care workers.
The United States defines child maltreatment as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious injury or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm” (McCoy & Keen, 2009, p. 63). This legal definition is better understood by the idea that a caregiver repeatedly fails to provide the most basic care necessary for a child. Although abandonment is often the first thing that comes to mind when one hears the word “neglect...
Any form of neglect or maltreatment, and failure to meet the basic needs of a child is considered child abuse. Failure of providing enough food, shelter, basic supervision, necessary medical or mental health treatment, adequate education or emotional comfort, is child maltreatment. Other forms of abuse include, physical and sexual abuse, where physical abuse refers to the injury of a child on purpose. Examples of physical abuse include, striking, kicking, beating, biting, or any indication that can be considered physical abuse. Sexual abuse is where a child is engaged in sexual acts or imitation of such acts, whether its through persuasion or by force.
Child abuse is defined as the mistreatment of children or minors, resulting in a variety of harmful and damaging results with regard to the well being and safety of the victim. Child abuse can range in the details and circumstances in which the offence takes place; child abuse can take place in a direct physical fashion, which includes attack and physical assault however child abuse can take place verbally and psychologically also. Abuse includes physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, verbal, and neglect (medical and other).
In a article written by Claudia E. van der put, she talks about how child maltreatment and the impact of that on a of that on a juvenile behavior. Later on throughout her research she went on and defined what she meant when by maltreatment. She define child maltreatment as it “ involve a wide range of harmful behaviors directed towards children such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. She later on went to explain how these might have different effect on criminal
Child Abuse is behavior by and adult that harms a child’s physical, mental, or emotional health and development. Some types of child abuse are neglect, and physical abuse. An example of neglect would be medical neglect. This is where the child does not get the proper medical attention needed. Some examples of physical abuse would be sexual and physiological.
Child abuse many times gets looked over or seen as acceptable if it comes from the parents or guardians of the child. The Child Welfare Information Gateway states, that child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, 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, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse which leads to serious forms of maltreatment. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act declares child abuse to be an epidemic in the United States, with 3 million reports of child abuse reported every year.
Child abuse happens when an adult be it a parent, caretaker or a member of the family intentionally hurts a child or an adolescent physically, emotionally, sexually or fails to adequately supply for the material needs of a given child
The Center of Disease Control and prevention defines child abuse as any act or series of events that results in harm, potential harm or threatens the child’s safety (Webb, 2007). While many people believe that child maltreatment is simply physical many other forms of maltreatment occur; sexual abuse, neglect and abandonment are also common forms of abuse. Domestic Violence is also included in the definition of child maltre...
Child maltreatment is an important/significant issues because it affects more children today and it is more common than we realize. Child maltreatment is abuse and neglect occurring in children under 18 years old (Holden, 2105). There are four major types of child maltreatment. First being Physical Abuse, which is the extensively most studied form of maltreatment in children because it can be detected easiest (Holden, 2015). Second is Neglect, which is the most common type of maltreatment, based on community standards. Third is Sexual Abuse, which Holden (2015) found that research on children received sustained attention in the United States since the late 1970s. Finally there is Emotional Abuse, which is also known as psychological maltreatment.
Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment towards children, which may lead to various short- and long-term physical, psychological and social consequences. It is known to coincide with other forms of abuse and difficulties. Infants and toddlers are often the main victims of neglect.
Child abuse refers to lack of care or any type of emotional, physical or sexual mistreatment that results in emotional damage or physical injury to a child or a youth. In most countries, children are considered to be anyone below 18 years of age. Child abuse can occur directly by harming a child or indirectly by failing to prevent the child from any form of harm or injury. Child abuse can occur either in the family set up, in the community set up or in an institution such as a school. Also, children can be abused by adults or by other children or by people who know them or people who are complete strangers to them.
Child abuse is a very serious problem that continues to happen all over the world. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, defines child abuse as a failure to act as a parent or caregiver which results in physical/emotional harm, sexual abuse, and in some cases death. There are many different types of child abuse such as emotional, physical, neglect, and sexual. With each type of abuse there are warning signs you can spot before it is too late. When a child is abused there is a huge possibility that it can cause them to have many long term effects.
There are many types of family that exists in today’s society, each important to the upbringing of any children of which may be apart of it.