Child Abuse and Maltreatment

CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT
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Abuse is a term used to refer to any kind of harm that is committed against children or any other person. Child abuse occurs when his or her parents or any other responsible person inflicts the children at any risk, harassment or physical injuries. More details on child abuse can be found in section 412 of the social service laws or in section 1012 of the family court act. Child maltreatment is the quality of care accorded to children from their caregivers. Child neglect takes place parents or other responsible caregiver fail to provide the minimum level of care to the child. The care quality could be compromised by how the basic needs of a child are provided, provision of food, clothes, medical and parental love. Child maltreatment is also referred to as child neglect and it is well defined in section 412 of the social service laws (Brown, 1998).
In most cases, the victims of child abuse are school-aged children. Usually the abuse is caused by parents, classmates, and other teenagers. The most common forms of abuse at this age are sexual harassment, denial of rights, overworking the child. The signs that a child has been abused include trauma, stress, injuries and fear. Any nurse examining a child after a suspected abuse case should check the following indicators: state of shock, feeling lonely and unsafe, physical injuries under some circumstances and not ready to talk about the abuse event (Brown, 1998).
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