Essays Tagged: "abuse and neglect"
Against the Illegalization of drugs
s that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be ... cians, health experts and much of the general public feel that no issue is more important than drug abuse. America's other pressing social problems- disease, poverty, child abuse and neglect, and corr ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
A simple informative essay on child abuse.
CHILD ABUSEChild abuse is the controlled acts that result in the physical or emotional damage of children. ... rent ranges of behavior, from physical assault by parents or gaurdians to neglecting a child. Child abuse is wrong and God didn?t create children for adults to abuse. They are blessings, not burdens. ... s to parent a child, and this has to stop. It?s destroying our country.There are four main types of abuse: physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. Neglect is the most popular type of abuse. The ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
A Comparison and Contrast Essay Between the Book A Child Called It, by Dave Pelzer, and Three Other Articles on Child Abuse and Neglect.
The book, A Child Called It, by Dave Pelzer is an astonishing inside look at the life of an abused and neglected child. His journey allows the reader to see a horrible situation through the ey ... is audience. After reading this book I felt compelled to read a bit more about the subject of child abuse and neglect. I have reviewed three different articles, which can be compared and contrasted wi ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Sexual Abuse
The clearinghouse on child abuse and neglect information reports that "One in four girls will be sexually abused before they tu ... at "One in four girls will be sexually abused before they turn 14 and one in three will be sexually abused before they turn 18." Boys aren't in the clear either. They also reported that "One in seven ... n 18." Boys aren't in the clear either. They also reported that "One in seven boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18." You ask "How could this be happening?" This is happening because child ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Protection from Abuse and Neglect, a personal experience
It is a program to provide information and knowledge on the substantive right for "Protection from abuse and neglect" designed specifically for children. The right states that " the State shall prote ... sponsible for the care of the child and establish appropriate social programs for the prevention of abuse and the treatment of victim".The purpose of the new state-wide small scale association is to i ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
Child Abuse - Is it the right thing to do?
Is physical abuse the answer to disciplining your child? Physical abuse is physical force or violence that resul ... wise harming a child. Statistics show that in 1997, 3 million children in the U.S. were reported as abused or neglected according to the National Center of Child Abuse and Neglect. There is another 1 ... Neglect. There is another 1 million children whose cases go unreported. When the public sees child abuse cases being reported in the news, they assume the abusers are mentally ill but fewer than ten ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse
This essay is about the different forms of child abuse.
Child abuse is a common term for four types of child maltreatment: sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional ... term for four types of child maltreatment: sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, and neglect. Children are usually victims of more than one type of abuse. They could be both ... ren are usually victims of more than one type of abuse. They could be both sexually and emotionally abused or they could also be physically abused and neglected. In some severe cases, children may suf ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse
Teen pregnancy with both it's causes and effects.
s have lowerbirth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school,and are at a greater risk of abuse and neglect (TeenPregnancy). Unplanned, teen pregnancy is one of the manyreasons why early chi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
The role of a guidance counselor when sexual abuse is reported within the public school system.
The Role of School Counselor in Sexual Abuse Prevention and Intervention.The school is the one social institution outside the family with w ... participants in prevention and intervention efforts designed to reduce the complex problem of child abuse.Counselors, administrators and teachers are empathetic toward abused children, but fear and la ... hetic toward abused children, but fear and lack of knowledge may make them hesitant about reporting abuse (Thomas McIntyre 1990). Although counselors are required by law to report suspected child abus ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
This is the biography and prognosis of a fictional character named Eddie.
ie comes from a broken home. For most of his childhood, Eddie had suffered from both uncompromising abuse and neglect. When Eddie was eight-years-old, he was taken from his home by Child Protective Se ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
The relationship between Albert & Celie in "The Color Purple"
?The Color Purple,? by Alice Walker, the relationship between Celie and Albert evolves from one of abuse and neglect, to one of understanding. Albert, Mr._________, was a man who seem to be a person ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Child Abuse and How it Applies to Gal by Ruthie Bolton and Lucky by Alice Sebold.
Child abuse is a disgrace to the American Society. It is an act that accomplishes nothing but bad things. ... eat their own children or other people's children. According to the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information there are millions of children that are abused every year (1). The per ... le that temporarily take care of children.In the memoir Gal by Ruthie Bolton, Ruthie was physically abused by her grandfather with whom she lived with. His anger was easy to arouse and should have nev ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Child Abuse in the world
The statistics on child abuse in the UK are truly horrifying, at least one child dies every week as a result of an adults cr ... ing, at least one child dies every week as a result of an adults cruelty, and thousands more endure abuse and neglect at the hands of their carers. Yet the known facts reveal only a fraction of the pr ... ir carers. Yet the known facts reveal only a fraction of the problem. This is because most cases of abuse go unreported, leaving children to suffer the pain and misery of abuse in silence.Over a quate ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child abuse and neglect is a rising problem in America. However, numerous cases are not reported every yea ... ools, teachers, families, and even society need to further educate themselves on the issue of child abuse and neglect because it has a huge impact on everyone.Child abuse and neglect are very similar ... huge impact on everyone.Child abuse and neglect are very similar ideas. Neglect is a form of child abuse. Neglect is to give little attention or respect to, leaving unattended through carelessness. A ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse
Child Abuse
Child AbuseChild abuse is a serious social, political, and emotional problem in the world. This issue has ... igned to develop prevention and intervention efforts to eliminate and reduce the problem. The child abuse prevention center noted that each year in the United States, the abuse and neglect of children ... hs and thousands of reported and unreported injuries. In the United States, approximately 2 million abused children are reported.Child abuse according to Dante Cicchetti and Vicki Carlson in their boo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
The pinballs
children progressed through a few stages. One of these stages being the children were neglected and abused. Another stage being the children sharing some feelings and making relationships and connecti ... tive attitude towards life.One of the stages the children progressed through is being neglected and abused in their own homes. Harvey was run over by his father, who was an alcoholic and a gambler. Th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Ethical Dilemma's regarding councling
Reporting abuse frequently becomes an ethical dilemma because of complex interactions among several factors. T ... al contexts, legal requirements, professional-ethical standards, and the circumstances of suspected abuse. The reporting dilemma also reflects the fact that breaching confidentiality and breaking the ... ived for investigation on approximately 2.9 million children who were the alleged subjects of child abuse and neglect in 1992 (US Department of Health and Human Services). These figures may well repre ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Child Abuse in the region
IntroductionThe abuse and neglect of children has transcended through generations and across race, class and ethnici ... ining of the term "The Battered-child Syndrome" by Dr. C. Henry Kempe and Colleagues in 1962, child abuse and neglect has received tremendous publicity. The development of various legislation and prog ... nd the protection of children has recently drawn both regional and international attention to child abuse and neglect as a social problem.Types Of Child abuseChild abuse and neglect is a new title for ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Child abuse
CHILD NEGLECTThe legal defintion of child abuse and neglect is:"The term 'child abuse and neglect' means, at a minimum, any recent act or fail ... e part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm"C ... makes them disadvantaged as they are unable to protect themselves. Child neglect is a form of child abuse that is commonly overlooked because its symptons are not as obvious as those of physical and p ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Journal Critique:Is there a specific relationship between childhood sexual and physical abuse and repeated suicidal behavior?
Journal: Child Abuse and Neglect: The International JournalVolume 28, Issue 8, August 2004, Pages 863-875Is there a ... 8, August 2004, Pages 863-875Is there a specific relationship between childhood sexual and physical abuse and repeated suicidal behavior?Mette Ystgaard, Ingbejorg Hestetun, Mitchell Leob, and Lars Meh ... etun, Mitchell Leob, and Lars Mehlum PurposeStudies show that childhood sexual and physical abuses predict repeated suicide attempts and self-mutilation. Little is known about the importance o ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse