Abuse Essay

Child abuse and neglect is a social problem that is of great concern to me and is relevant to the practice of social work. Nearly 700,000 American children were abused and neglected in 2013. Children and youth are some of the most vulnerable members of society, and those who experience traumatic childhoods have a historically higher chance of facing difficult futures, whether it’s due to health and mental issues or economic challenges. The key factors contributing to the maltreatment of children…

Abuse on the Disabled Abuse on disabled persons is a social issue that is not talked about often. The most common form of abuse is physical abuse and there are people that are not being punished for it. Another form of abuse is sexual abuse which is common among disabled women. Lastly neglect is a form of abuse that keep disabled person from getting there needs meet. Abuse on disabled persons is a cruel act that needs to recognize. Disabled persons are abused and cannot do much to defend…

Substance use and substance abuse have become a major theme of discussion and research within the United States of America and the world at large. Increases in deaths, substance abuse disorders, divorce, children being neglected or introduced from an early age to substance use, homelessness, and unemployment are some of the results of the abuse of prescription drugs, narcotics, and, alcohol. Illicit drug use is on the rise, and the gap between men and women using and abusing illicit drugs is…

Substance abuse is a wide-reaching issue affecting millions of people worldwide, especially in lower economic communities. Abusers range from homeless men and women, war vets, and teenagers. According to Diversity Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment and Research, substance abuse is anything that a person may consume that modifies mood, cognition, or behavior (Loue, 2003) such stimulants are found in alcohol, heroin, nicotine, and marijuana. Community readiness and cognitive-behavioral are models…

details of child and elderly abuse will be discussed and reviewed. The background of these characteristics will also be discussed. No form of abuse against either man, woman, child, or the elderly is tolerated and should be punished according to the law. This is basically the story of a man and a woman who was arrested in Arizona on Monday, January eighteen,2016 in relations to a devastating case of child abuse. The Arizona police dealt with a serious case of abuse which turned out to be the…

Institutional Elder Abuse in Canada The topic of my paper is ‘Institutional Elder Abuse in Canada’. Particularly, two incidents drew my attention to research on this topic. First, I witnessed some evidences of mistreatment and neglect to elder clients during my clinical placement in the first semester in one of the long-term cares in Toronto. When the clients were unwilling to get up or eat and delay in doing daily activities, the care givers would force them and at some point handle them…

Introduction Those who study family violence disagree as to whether or not a correlation exists between substance abuse and domestic violence. According to Wallace and Roberson (2014), the Substance Abuse Theory establishes the idea that drugs and alcohol either contribute to or cause family violence. These same experts seem to disregard the relationship between family violence and substance abuse. They note the lack of evidence that substances directly cause family violence, pointing to the…

: Drug Abuse Drug abuse is a disorder that is well characterized by a pattern which is destructive for using a substance that leads to a significant problem or distress to the user. The addiction of any type of drug is also called substance dependence or chemical dependency, it is a disease that is recognized by the a destructive pattern of drug abuse that leads to a significant problems involving tolerance to or withdrawal from the substance, over and above other problems that use of the…

Ellen. They both faced abuse and neglect from their parents. The stories are both terrifying and should be mentioned more in classes. It is important to know about these stories because as myself, I did not know about the Mary Ellen case before it was mentioned. I believe there are several people around that are unaware on the impaction of the case. Also the impaction of other similar cases has on peoples’ behavior on how to prevent abuse or to be aware of signs of abuse.…

Child Abuse: The Destruction of the Young Mind The nation’s youth is the most important part of today’s society. These young children are the body and minds that will inherit the nation and its problems. The parent also has a very important responsibility in preparing youth for the world. However, poor parenting skills are too often being transferred to the youth. Poor parenting involves the use of excessive violence as a form of punishment. Children are placed in a horrific situation through…