Abuse

Cases of substance abuse are most often looked at individually, looking at the abuser and their problems, however addiction affects the whole family, especially in situations where there are children involved. These children face difficulties from the start often starting with fetal alcohol syndrome or neonatal abstinence syndrome, having to cope with neglect, role reversal, and emotional chaos, with the higher risk that they will become addicted to drugs or alcohol themselves. The parental use…

Child Abuse Child abuse is a problem that occurs all over the country. Over the years there has been an increase in child abuse in the United States. According to data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, “... a nationally estimated 1,670 children died from abuse or neglect in FFY 2015, which is 5.7 percent more than 2011” (Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2015: Statistics and Interventions 2). This data states that nearly five children die every day from child abuse or…

many animal abuse happening in the world, a life is a life and it should be valued, no matter what we are. According to before its news website an animal is abused every 10 seconds throughout level (Dawn Kairns, 2010). Dogs, cats or any animal is just like us they have a heart most importantly they have feelings like us and get hurt like us. Then why aren’t they treated like us humans? Everyday animals go through various types of animal abuse, which are emotional, physical, and mental abuse. In…

epidemic proportions. It is a form of elder abuse that often goes under-reported or ignored. We need to educate and train our professionals and concerned citizens. We need to generate new laws and regulations to ensure the safety and well-being of our elders. As of 2013, 44.7 million people were 65 years or older. This amounts to 14.1% of the population, or 1 in 7 Americans. When we think of abuse we often don’t realize that there are many forms the abuse can take. It may not be as obvious as…

Elder abuse is an issue that occurs across all levels of the society whether poor and uneducated or wealthy with higher education. As a result, the number of cases of elder mistreatment may increase over the next several decades, as the…

Child abuse is a very serious problem that is happening here in America, right in our backyards even. Today, people in America would like to believe that child abuse only happens in third world countries, so they just push it aside and will not acknowledge, or even talk about how it is happening right here in America. However, our societies definitions of ‘child abuse’ vary depending on what generation you are apart of, how you were raised and where you are from- if you are from the city or…

both victims are living beings, feel pain, and can die from the abuse. Animal abuse cases have risen over the years and so have studies about childhood animal abuse as a gateway activity for later antisocial behavior. These antisocial behaviors include: heavy drug use, violent outburst, family cruelty, and murder. Most of the case studies come from examining children who commit animal abuse, even though adults cause many animal abuse cases. The nation does not have any strong legalization to…

nearly five children die daily due to abuse. About 49% of deceased victims are under the age of one. It is a growing epidemic spanning across the world. Though many reports are made, some are neglected due to the fact that people are not educated and cannot recognise the signs of abuse. There is a spectrum of effects from social skills, to the development of the brain. The effects of emotional abuse in childhood have detrimental effects into adulthood. Child abuse is a leading contributor to the…

Animal cruelty is a big issue in today’s society. Many people mistreat, undercare, and abandon animals for many different reasons. Most people are uneducated when it comes to having animals. It takes a lot of dedication, love, care, and responsibility to be an animal owner. Animal fighting, bestiality, physical harm, and targeting the pet for physical harm is illegal in all 50 states. Farming rodeos, hunting and trapping, pest control, research, and practice of euthanization and activities…

Sexual abuse also occurs is prison. A recent study shows that 1/10 prisoners are sexually assaulted. Sexual abuse in prison can be extremely dangerous. Almost a quarter (23 percent) reported serious injuries, involving tearing in the anal and vagina area, loss of teeth, losing consciousness, even stab wounds appear. Without the correct tools, infections can build and your health can drastically change for the worse. New standards are being set up to prevent these assaults from reoccurring. Staff…