Types of Child Abuse
Any recent act or failure to act on the 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.
What is child abuse?
Devoting your funds towards the purchasing of drugs and therefore neglecting your children is an example of?
What is a substance abuse disorder?
The tendency of criticizing yourself harshly and not holding yourself in high regard.
What is low self-esteem?
Having ACE events in life does not corelates with addiction or depression.
False
Likelihood of becoming an alcoholic 2.5% (less than 4 ACE 11% (more than 4 ACE) four-fold increase risk
Depression :15 F /10M less than 4 ACE ,
More than 4 ACE women 42%. Males 30 % Increased risk 3 folds
Hotline for reports of alleged child abuse or maltreatment within New York State.
What is the Statewide Central Registry (SCR)?
The failure of a parent or caretaker to provide needed food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision to the degree that the child’s health, safety, and well-being are threatened with harm.
What is child neglect?
Socioeconomic stress from financial issues, unemployment, and/or medical problems.
What is a result of poverty?
Persistent sadness including a lack of interest and/or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities.
What is depression?
True or false: Child abuse and neglect rates are much higher in children belonging to high income families compared to lower income families.
What is false?
The 24/7 national hotline for alleged reports of child abuse or neglect.
What is the National Child Abuse Hotline?
Black eyes, aggressive behavior, accidental injuries to one side of the body, frequent injuries, emotionless behavior, human bite marks.
What are indicators of physical abuse?
True or false: A history of child abuse or neglect during a parent's own childhood will never increase the risk of abusing their own children.
What is false?
A condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock.
What is post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
True or false: The rate of deaths among African-American children is higher in both white children and hispanic children.
What is True?
*According to mandatedreporter.org, deaths in African-American children is 3.1 times higher than white children and 3.6 higher than hispanic children.*
Three digit number you can call to report child abuse or neglect if the child.
What is 311?
Difficulty sitting or walking, promiscuous behavior, injury to genital area, symptoms of STDs, self harm.
Caring for a child with intellectual or physical _________ that make day to day care more challenging.
What is disabilities?
Early age alcohol and substance abuse, intimate partner violence, have depression, attempt suicide.
What are people who were abused as children most likely to do?
__% of abusers are a parent of a child and about __% of abusers are female.
What is 77% and 52%?
Phone number you can call to report child abuse or neglect if the child is in immediate danger.
What is 911?
The most common abuse in a child.
What is emotional abuse?
True or false: Poor parent-to-child relationships can increase the risk of child abuse, maltreatment, or neglect.
What is true?
An alteration of brain function as a result of external force
What is traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
People who experience 4 or more ACEs are
38x more likely to die by suicide
11X more likely to have Alzheimer's disease or Dementia
2X more likely to have cancer, heart disease, or stroke
Service for parents who need help with preventing neglect of a child.
What is the ACS Parent Help Line [(212) 676-7667]?