Child Abuse Awareness Types Prevalence Indicators and Impact

Sponsored by BetterHelp Clinicians sign up with BetterHelp to increase your bookings and work from the comfort of your own home https hasofferstracking betterhelp com aff c offer id 20 aff id 2373 childtrauma ACES abuseprevention Child Abuse Awareness Types Prevalence Indicators and Impact Dr Dawn-Elise Snipes Objectives Child Abuse Awareness Types Prevalence Indicators and Impact Types Physical abuse is the intentional use of physical force that can result in physical injury Examples include hitting kicking shaking burning or other shows of force against a child Sexual abuse involves pressuring or forcing a child to engage in sexual acts It includes behaviors such as fondling penetration and exposing a child to other sexual activities Emotional abuse refers to behaviors that harm a child s self-worth or emotional well-being Examples include name-calling shaming rejection withholding love and threatening Neglect is the failure to meet a child s basic physical and emotional needs These needs include housing food clothing education and access to medical care Perpetrators Parents Relatives Babysitter Household staff Clergy School personnel Medical personnel Nonrelated adult with no direct caregiving role neighbor stranger someone the child met online Nonrelated child bullying at school kid next door dating violence Foster sibling Prevalence At least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse and or neglect in the past year FFY 2019 a national estimate of 1 840 children died from abuse and neglect at a rate of 2 50 per 100 000 children in the population which is an increase from the FFY 2018 national estimate of 1 780 children The mortality rate of children who are severely neglected is higher than the rate of severely physically abused children more than one quarter 28 1 of victims are in the age range of birth through 2 years old The percentages of child victims are similar for both boys 48 3 and girls 51 4 Most victims are one of three races or ethnicities White 43 5 Hispanic 23 5 or African-American 20 9 Indicators The Caregiver Shows little concern for the child Offers conflicting unconvincing or no explanation for the child s injury or status Denies the existence of or blames the child for the child and or family s problems Asks teachers or other caregivers to use harsh physical discipline Sees the child as entirely evil worthless or burdensome Unrealistic performance demands Looks primarily to the child for care attention and satisfaction of emotional needs Is unduly protective of the child or severely limits the child s contact with other children Is secretive and isolated Is jealous or controlling with family members Indicators The Child Shows sudden changes in behavior or school performance Has not received help for physical or medical problems brought to the caregivers attention Has learning problems or difficulty concentrating that cannot be attributed to specific physical or psychological causes Hypervigilant Lacks adult supervision Shows extremes in behavior such as overly compliant or demanding behavior extreme passivity or aggression Comes to school or other activities early stays late and does not want to go home Demonstrates poor hygiene inappropriate for age Is either inappropriately adult or inappropriately infantile Indicators Child cont Has unexplained burns bites bruises broken bones esp in varying stages of healing Frequent school work absences Begs or steals food money Runs away Seems frightened of the parents and protests or cries when it is time to go home Shrinks at the approach of adults Reports injury by a parent or another adult caregiver Suddenly refuses to change for gym or to participate in physical activities Has difficulty walking or sitting Reports nightmares or bedwetting Summary There are a variety of indicators of child abuse and neglect Many of the causes of child abuse and neglect reflect emotional and behavioral dyscontrol as a result of high levels of stress Child abuse and neglect has short and long term consequences for both the individual and community In the next presentation we will explore prevention strategies in-depth Want to chat with me Join me at a https 3A 2F 2Fmembers docsnipes com 2F a For 10 month you get access to my daily tips for health and wellness and you can text chat with me privately Video by Dr Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches including counseling techniques and skills for improving mental health and reducing mental illness Please SUBSCRIBE and click the BELL to be notified when we release new videos and when Dr Dawn Elise Snipes is going live each month

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