Risk Factors
This parental factor is associated with higher risk due to lack of coping skills.
what is parental stress?
(Risk and protective factors 2018)
Anxiety and depression are examples of these health impacts.
What are mental health issues?
(Petersen, 2014)
Hitting or striking is an example of this.
What is Physical Abuse?
(Types and indicators of abuse: Safeguarding adults 2024)
Unexplained bruises or injuries may indicate this.
What is physical abuse?
(Warning signs of child abuse and neglect 2022)
A protective adult can provide this type of emotional environment for a child.
What is a safe and supportive environment?
(Mikton & Butchart, 2009)
This risk factor involves low income, unemployment, or unstable housing.
What is poverty?
(Risk and protective factors 2018)
Difficulty in trusting others is a sign of this relational effect.
What is difficulty forming healthy relationships?
(Petersen, 2014)
Ignoring or belittling a child consistently is a form of this abuse.
What is emotional abuse?
(Types and indicators of abuse: Safeguarding adults 2024)
Fearfulness or withdrawal might suggest this.
What is emotional abuse?
(Warning signs of child abuse and neglect 2022)
Access to this can reduce parental stress.
What is affordable childcare?
(Mikton & Butchart, 2009)
Substance abuse by this group increases a child’s vulnerability.
who are caregivers?
(Risk and protective factors 2018)
These issues may arise in school due to trauma,
What are learning difficulties?
(Petersen, 2014)
What is neglect?
(Types and indicators of abuse: Safeguarding adults 2024)
A child always hungry or wearing inappropriate clothing for weather could indicate this.
What is neglect?
(Warning signs of child abuse and neglect 2022)
These local programs help educate and empower parents.
What are parenting support programs?
(Mikton & Butchart, 2009)
A lack of support from extended family or friends falls under this category.
What is Social Isolation?
(Risk and protective factors 2018)
This behavior is common in adults who experienced abuse as children.
What is self harm or substance abuse?
(Petersen, 2014)
This form of abuse involves forcing inappropriate acts on a child.
What is sexual abuse?
(Types and indicators of abuse: Safeguarding adults 2024)
Difficulty walking or sitting can be a sign of this abuse.
What is sexual abuse?
(Warning signs of child abuse and neglect 2022)
Communities can lower risk by improving these conditions for families.
What are economic and housing opportunities
(Mikton & Butchart, 2009)
This term describes cycles of abusive behavior passed through generations.
What is intergenerational trauma?
(Risk and protective factors 2018)
Chronic health conditions like disabilities can result from this response to long-term stress.
What is toxic stress?
(Petersen, 2014)
This occurs when caregivers expose a child to domestic violence.
What is exposure to domestic violence?
(Types and indicators of abuse: Safeguarding adults 2024)
Extreme behaviors like agression or passivity could indicate this.
What are behavioral signs of trauma?
(Warning signs of child abuse and neglect 2022)
Mandatory reporting laws require this from professionals like teachers and doctors.
What is reporting suspected abuse or neglect?
(Mikton & Butchart, 2009)