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While child abuse is still a problem in the United States, it is not one that is so common that people forget it. Everyone considers child abuse a heinous crime against children. Grassroots organizations are forming all over the country to protect children from child abuse and to provide them, their friends and family members with support. Many of these including ChildAbuse.org are operating online to provide children and their families with greater access to information and support.
Today there are even books available written for children by children, including Jessie Ottenweller's tale, "Please Tell" which is geared for children ages nine to twelve, as this is the age most children first experience some forms of abuse including physical or sexual abuse. What all of these people, books and organizations have in common is one thing. They want to eliminate the stigma surrounding the subject of child abuse and they want to get people talking about child abuse. In doing so, they hope to prevent other children from suffering in silence. Many children of abuse grow into adults that abuse. The only way to prevent this is to start opening up, and to start encouraging children and their families to come forward with their tales. The sooner children learn to be honest and the sooner they learn they...
Child Abuse in the U.S. Retrieved December 12, 2007, http://www.childabuse.org/
Hopper, Jim. Child Abuse: Statistics, Research, and Resources. June, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007: http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/
I'm Not So Desperate Any More; She's Beaten the Stigma of Child Abuse - and Finally Found a Man." Veronica Parker Meets a Reborn Teri Hatcher, Daily Mail, London, June 9, 2007, no page number.
Mullen, P.E., Martin, J.L., Anderson, J.C., Romans, S.E., and Herbison, GP. The Long-
Term Impact of the Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse of Children: A Community Study, Child Abuse and Negligence, 1996; 20.1, pp.7-21.
Ottenweller, Jessie. Please Tell: A Child's Story About Sexual Abuse (Early Steps).
Boston, Hazelden, 1991, pp. 2-22.
Price, James, H; Islam, Rafat; Gruhler, Jill; Dove, Linda; Knowles, Jeffrey; Stults,
Genevieve. Public Perceptions of Child Abuse and Neglect in a Midwestern Urban Community. Journal of Community Health, 26.4, 2001, pp. 271-272.
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ChildAbuse.org, "Changing Lives, Giving Hope. Child Abuse in the U.S. Retrieved December 12, 2007, http://www.childabuse.org/
Hopper, Jim. Child Abuse: Statistics, Research, and Resources. June, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007: http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/
I'm Not So Desperate Any More; She's Beaten the Stigma of Child Abuse - and Finally Found a Man." Veronica Parker Meets a Reborn Teri Hatcher, Daily Mail, London, June 9, 2007, no page number.
Mullen, P.E., Martin, J.L., Anderson, J.C., Romans, S.E., and Herbison, GP. The Long-
Child Abuse in England Initial Information The bruises on Clara's upper arms are indicative of something serious that the health visitor, if she, indeed, has been seeing her for two and a half years, should have noted or anticipated. The account given is so scanty that the general information can hardly be gleaned. The other family members should have been asked or given in the account, even if the health visitor does
Most abuse is committed by parents, but stepparents also commit abuse, and this is another social factor that can lead to child abuse. Many sociologists believe that stepparents have less of a bond with stepchildren than their own children, and they may be led to abuse their stepchildren while they do not abuse their own children (Wilson & Daly, 1987, p. 217-220). The Religious Theory The religious theory of social cause
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Child Abuse "Although it is extremely important when interviewing children about alleged abuse to determine whether the abuse was single or repeated… we have little information about how children judge the frequency of events… [and] overall children were very accurate at judging the frequency of a single event, but much less so for repeated events." (Sharman, et al., 2011). Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reports that in the year 2010
Child and Elder Abuse Child Abuse The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) publishes a website called healthychildren.org. -- and the section called "What do I need to know about child abuse?" provides excellent information on the particulars of child abuse. The Healthy Children site points out that child abuse "…is common," and hence, with all the reports on television and in the newspapers about children being mistreated, it should cause parents, guardians,
First, briefly define the Resiliency Model. Then, using this video as your case study: What concepts from the Resiliency Model can you identify that were illustrated in their stories? Describe and explain. Considerations include: Did you hear any recurring themes mentioned by more than one of these young adults? What did they describe as being most valuable to them during their foster care experiences? Consider some of their recommendations: