Abuse

Child abuse is a widespread problem, present in all countries and throughout time. However, the definition of what is considered child abuse is also different depending on location and time period. In the United States, federal law’s definition of comes from the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. According to Child Welfare Information Gateway, the CAPTA states that child abuse is “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or a caretaker, which results in death, serious…

inflicted his repressed rage onto my mother. Dark purple bruises on mom's skin reminded me that I was a helpless child and a total coward. Hearing my mother scream destroyed me, but what could I do to protect her? Even though I don't remember when the abuse started, I don't remember a time without…

children if they are abusing them? Children are a precious miracle of life and people take for granted that special part of them. The abusers do not understand or see what they do to these children. Child abuse can cause health issues, have a huge impact on them throughout their childhood, and the abuse can affect their adulthood. The children suffer from many traumatic experiences and it can affect your whole life in many different ways such as, mentally, emotionally, physically, their…

Every state has child abuse reporting and protection laws. The purpose of these laws is to protect children from neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and psychological abuse. Reporting is the first step in the child protection process. Anyone who suspects a child is being abused can file a report with child protective services or law enforcement. Most states have mandatory reporting laws for people who have jobs working with children such as school employees including teachers, physicians,…

We bring into reflection that the abuse and mistreatment has been current in the everyday life of many elderly civilians and are a difficult subject to approach. As we all know and understand that this situation is very unjust and something should be done about it. Many abuse and maltreatment in the elderly cases are not present and have never been reported because the elderly is afraid to report it to the police the state or friends and family because sometimes it is their own family that they…

of childhood sexual abuse experience life changing repercussions in adulthood due to the level of trauma they encounter in their youth. These ramifications often lead to stress, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and sleeping patterns. As survivors of childhood sexual abuse advance to later stages life, these symptoms progress with them. The objective of this study is to determine if childhood sexual abuse affects parenting in adult female survivors. Due to sexual abuse being most…

well that is their way of showing you that they are sorry and they feel awful for what they done. So that should not mean that a human can abuse that animal just because It cannot speak or fight back. So this is why our society needs to have stricter laws so they can stop the violence and abuse of these poor animals for people who ever decides to ever abuse an animal shall not be able to own a pet forever until they learn respect towards animals. Children who have anger issues should start…

right to go to school without interference from work¨ (Josephine Moulds, 1). The fashion industry has diverted the lives of countless children in destitute countries by demanding them to make clothing while facing harsh living conditions, physical abuse, and more inhumane treatments. Companies, such as Gap, are held accountable for the augmenting of child labor that occurs in poor countries like Pakistan.…

were abandoned or abused by their owners. In order to promote change in the area of animal abuse in teens, people need to stand up for them, stop buying animals if they can’t take good care of them, and enforce animal abuse laws. There are thousands of animals that die each year by mindless acts,and therefore these animals need someone who is brave enough to stand up for them. Many people who witness animal abuse don’t report it or do anything to stop it, because of the fear of getting in bad…

EREPORT # 20540 stated the following: There is no exact date for physical abuse. Child has reported on several occasions she has been beaten by her father and fears living with him. The incidents have occurred multiple times but she won't tell anyone because she is scared for her brother who is autistic. Mother is an alcoholic. The children go several days without clean clothes and without eating. I personally have kept both of the girls because they have had no place to stay. Last month…