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Bookmark or Share- Racial stereotyping and misdiagnosis of child abuseResearch has shown that a child’s injuries are as much as nine times more likely to be reported as resulting from abuse when the child is black rather than white (Lane, W.G., et al., JAMA, Vol. 288, No. 13, 2002). Moreover, though there is no racial or ethnic difference in the frequency with which children are confirmed as abuse victims ...
- Child Maltreatment and the Ecosystem of Socioeconomic Inequities and ...In 2020, approximately 3.9 million child abuse and neglect reports were filed to Child Protective Services (CPS) in the US.1 Approximately 17% of these reports were substantiated, with 618 000 documented instances of child maltreatment, mainly neglect (76%), and more than 124 000 children receiving...
- Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment | Child Abuse - JAMAAbuse can be physical, psychological, or sexual. Neglect can be failure to protect a child from harm or failure to provide for basic physical, psychological, or educational needs. Child maltreatment is a serious problem in the United States, affecting hundreds of thousands of children each year. Most cases of child maltreatment are neglect.
- What is child abuse and neglect? Understanding warning signs and ...If necessary, a child protection worker will visit the family to see whether abuse or neglect has occurred and to determine what needs to be done. The goals of child protection are to: Stop the abuse. Give needed services to the family. Help the family become safe and loving. No child should have to live in fear of abuse or neglect.
- Understanding and Preventing Child Abuse and NeglectThe Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect or child maltreatment as: 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.
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