Physical abuse is a serious, wide spread problem. According to the National Committee for the Prevention of Abuse, “Physical abuse is a widespread problem all over the world. The phenomenon of physical abuse is not limited to any specific subset of the population” (NCPA). Not only does it cause problems for the abuser, it can also affect the victims later in life. C. Kennedy once said, “Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you” (America’s Mental Health Channel). This paper will discuss several different topics concerning physical abuse such as, who are the victims, what is physical abuse, the effects of physical abuse, physical abuse in children, and physical abuse in adults. This paper will also talk about a special unit in Mississippi
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According to the National Library of Medicine, “A report of child abuse happens every ten seconds, and five children die each day from child abuse” (NLM). Statistics say that most children who die from abuse are under the age of three years old. It is said that children are most often physically abused by someone they love or are afraid of so they do not tell any one. There are several forms of child abuse. As stated by the National Library of Medicine, “Other types of child abuse include, neglect and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and shaken baby syndrome” (NLM). Physical abuse in children can happen to a child of any religion, race, or background. A few of the most common signs that a child is being abused are, sudden change in behavior, acting out, refusing to go home or not wanting to go home, and fear when approached by an adult. Along with warning signs in children , there are signs to watch for that could possibly indicate that an adult is abusing a child. These include, but are not limited to, the adult talking about the child in a negative way, uses harsh discipline, was abused as a child, high stress, and does not appropriately look after the child. The following is a graph, made by the Indiana University School of Socialwork that shows what type of child abuse, and how many cases of that certain type of child abuse was reported last year: This chart is significant because it shows exactly how many cases of physical abuse of a child was reported, thus proving that child abuse is the most common form of physical
According to the National Library of Medicine, “A report of child abuse happens every ten seconds, and five children die each day from child abuse” (NLM). Statistics say that most children who die from abuse are under the age of three years old. It is said that children are most often physically abused by someone they love or are afraid of so they do not tell any one. There are several forms of child abuse. As stated by the National Library of Medicine, “Other types of child abuse include, neglect and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and shaken baby syndrome” (NLM). Physical abuse in children can happen to a child of any religion, race, or background. A few of the most common signs that a child is being abused are, sudden change in behavior, acting out, refusing to go home or not wanting to go home, and fear when approached by an adult. Along with warning signs in children , there are signs to watch for that could possibly indicate that an adult is abusing a child. These include, but are not limited to, the adult talking about the child in a negative way, uses harsh discipline, was abused as a child, high stress, and does not appropriately look after the child. The following is a graph, made by the Indiana University School of Socialwork that shows what type of child abuse, and how many cases of that certain type of child abuse was reported last year: This chart is significant because it shows exactly how many cases of physical abuse of a child was reported, thus proving that child abuse is the most common form of physical