Childhood Physical Abuse (CPA) occurs far more frequently than many would like to acknowledge, in roughly 25% of the population as Andrew Subica records in his article: Psychiatric and Physical Sequelae of Childhood Physical Abuse And Forced Sexual Trauma Among Individuals With Serious Mental Illness” (Subica 1). Many previous investigations and correlational studies have linked CPA with a highly increased risk of developing mental disorders. The severity of these future mental disorders can vary based on the severity of the physical abuse and the age when the child was abused. A human’s brain is not fully developed until he or she is 25 years old (Subica 2).…
Unfortunately, as a CLS we will all likely encounter patients who have been victims of familial child maltreatment. Child maltreatment can be broken down into two categories, abuse or neglect. Abuse is the act of commission by a parent or caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child, whereas neglect is the act of omission by a parent or caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. In this specific scenario, I am the CLS working with a 10 year-old female who is in the hospital due to a non-accidental head injury sustained as a result of her biological father using physical punishment. The multidisciplinary healthcare team has just informed me that protective services will…
I. Introduction Adverse childhood experiences can have many negative impacts on an individual throughout their entire life course. It can affect their emotional and physical well-being on many different levels. Child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in physical, emotional and sexual forms lead to issues such as social disorders, anxiety disorders, self-harming behavior, and even suicidal tendencies and ideation. The severity and frequency of the adverse experiences are directly correlated to the austerity of the consequences and individual may face. Other factors that can affect the consequences are whether or not therapy is made available and the gender of the victim.…
Childhood trauma is prevalent in society today. With all of the recent natural disasters that have been occurring recently, it is almost inevitable that children will be impacted by these events and left with memories that may scar them for life. Child trauma does not only occur from natural disasters, it can also be from the parents. According to the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (CDC-Kaiser), with a sample of about 17,000 people, around two thirds of the participants had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), which is defined as either being abused, having household challenges, or facing neglect. Effects on adults who have suffered from child trauma include anxiety, alcoholism, and depression.…
Childhood trauma may occur early on in a person’s life, and can have a huge affect on the individual if they do not get necessary…
Child maltreatment can lead to many consequences. Child maltreatment can include immediate consequences like the following: physical injury, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and in extreme cases death, but it can also cause the children to have an increased risk for a number of problematic developmental, health, and mental health outcomes (Risk, 2015). These children often have learning problems, internalizing symptoms like depression and anxiety, or externalizing symptoms like oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and aggression problems (WHO, 2016). When these children become adults, they often continue to show increased risk for psychiatric disorders, substance use, serious medical illnesses, and lower economic productivity (Institute, 2014). Also, as an adult, there is a higher risk that former victims may go on to abuse their own…
Infant maltreatment is a significant public health and social welfare issue that negatively affects the lives of countless individuals. The source of infant maltreatment cannot be attributed to one key factor, but multiple predisposing factors that involve the individual, the family/caretaker, and the community/environment. The ACEs study has verified that child abuse, neglect and persistent trauma without intervention can affect the health and development of the victim and produce lifelong physical and mental health consequences. Infants are an especially vulnerable group as evidence consistently shows that infants under one are more at risk of fatal injury, physical abuse and neglect than any other age group because they are almost totally…
However, Haskins et al. (2015) also reported that about 680,000 children were reported to be abused or neglected in the same year. With a 278,000-child difference, there must be a reason why not all of these abuse/neglect victims are not admitted into the system. Being exposed to an adversity early in life is a predictor of behavioral and personality disorders (Jovev…
According to Nadine Burke Harris, Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, can affect someone’s mental psyche and physical…
Introduction: I am writing my Decision-Making Report over the need of the importance in learning to be able see the early signs of neglected or abused and what do at a child care facility or in a school. My main audience is the State of Texas Education. The reason I will write to this group of audience is because every school, day care facility should know and understand why it’s important to know the symptoms and know what should be done if a child is being neglected or abuse. While convincing the State of Texas Education about the problem with neglect and abuse, I will also talk about 3 possibilities there are for addressing/solving this problem. Audience questions: Neglect and abuse is something that increases every day in life.…
Exposure to multiple ACE’s significantly increases the likelihood of long-term negative mental health and health outcomes, As I continued my research on the impact of going through the “adverse childhood experience” I found very interesting information on what ACE could increase within a person. Some of the conditions that were found are but not limited to: Alcoholism, suicide attempts, adolescent pregnancy, and early initiation of sexuxal activity. All of the effects of dealing with ACE are long term illnesses that are the hardest to treat and most go untreated, which can lead to the illness lasting for the person 's whole life…
Specific Aims / Statement of Hypotheses Aim 1: To determine the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents with and without chronic illnesses. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that ACEs, as a precipitating factor, will decrease the quality of life in adolescents regardless of having a chronic illness or not. However, we suspect that there will be a differential effect between the two groups as we expect the presence of ACEs will exacerbate the effects of having a chronic condition, a predisposing factor, on quality of life.…
Luz Medina English 81010 Professor Pierson November 13, 2016 Corporal Punishment: Yay or Nay? For years, physical discipline, from light spankings to brutal beatings, was seen as commonplace in households to get a child to learn a lesson. It was never seen as a cruel and tough form of punishment but as a necessity to get a point across. Now, in today’s society, this punishment crosses a line to a dangerous and serious form of child abuse.…
Social Issue Child welfare is an important social welfare issue. Child welfare issues often address, child abuse issues such as those involving physical and emotional abuse, the removal of the child from the parents or caregivers into foster care, ensuring that children have safe and adequate homes, and work to improve the maltreatment of children. Many children are unable to speak or advocate for themselves, are subjected to neglect or abuse, or live in impoverished situations. Numerous research studies have been conducted to determine the impact child welfare has on individuals, families, and communities. In reference to child abuse prevention Child Welfare Information Gateway at childwelfare.gov reports: Child maltreatment is associated with adverse health and mental health outcomes in children and families, and those negative effects can last a lifetime.…
This impacts greatly how one sees and functions in the world. “In a study that wanted to examine the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and adult outcomes, they surveyed over 17,000 people and found that at least two thirds of adults reported at least one type of childhood maltreatment or household…