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Child Abuse and Neglect
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Who Are the Abusers?
• Child abusers are usually ordinary people caught in situations that are beyond their control.
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Who Are the Abusers?
PERSONAL RISK FACTORS
• Stress, Life Crisis
• Abused/Neglected as a child
• Lack of Parenting Knowledge/Skills
• Substance Abuse
• Marital Problems
• Illness
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Who Are the Abusers?
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS
• Economic Burdens
• Social Isolation
• Acceptance of Violence
• Cultural differences
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Who Are the Abusers?
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
• Young adult – mid twenties without high school diploma
• Living at or below poverty level
• Has experienced violence first hand
• Depressed – has difficulty coping with stressful situations.
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Long Term Effects
EMOTIONAL
• Fear, mistrust, guilt
• Anger, hostility
• Anxiety, depression
• Poor self-esteem
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Long Term Effects
SOCIAL
• Difficulty developing close relationships
• As adults, they may have difficulty holding jobs.
• Display inappropriate sexual behavior:
Females are 28 times likely to become involved in prostitution.
• 1/3 are likely to become abusers.
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Long Term Effects
• 2/3 of abused and neglected children lean toward some type of substance abuse:
• Overeating
• Drug abuse
• Smoking
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Long Term Effects
• Victims face additional difficulties during teenage years:
• Delinquency is 59% more likely
• Low academic success
• Pregnancy
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Long Term Effects
MENTAL
• Higher risk of developing mental health disorders.
• May have cognitive delays: learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD
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Long Term Effects
PHYSICAL
• Bruises, broken bones, burns, brain damage
• 18,000 are permanently disabled each year: seizures, blindness, cerebral palsy.
• Death for 1,500 in 2004
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Long Term Effects
EFFECTS ON FAMILY
• Guilt, mistrust
• Ineffective, non-supportive, poor role model
• Violent
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Long Term Effects
EFFECTS ON CAREGIVERS
• Inability to deal with disruptive behavior.
• Unskilled in dealing with psychological issues of child.
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Long Term Effects
EFFECTS ON COMMUNITY
• 24 billion spent on the child welfare system
• 69 billion spent on health care, human services and education