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Child neglect, often overlooked, is the most common form of child maltreatment. [1] Most perpetrators of child abuse and neglect are the parents themselves. A total of 79.4% of the perpetrators of abused and neglected children are the parents of the victims, and of those 79.4% parents, 61% exclusively neglect their children. [2]
OCAN's funding to states and tribes also provides for child abuse and neglect assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities. [2] Even though OCAN and NCCAN focus on America since it is a national center for the U.S., child abuse and neglect happens all over the world.
The reports by the Child Poverty Action Group of New Zealand confirms this need to be aware of the increasing statistic of child abuse findings. A trend can be noticed of increasing concern for child abuse, as in the 2013 financial year compared with 2012 there was an increase in child abuse reports as well as substantive findings. [6]
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child abuse, with children born to young mothers at substantial risk for neglect. Neglected children are at risk of developing lifelong social, emotional and health problems, particularly if neglected before the age of two years.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines child abuse and child maltreatment as "all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child's health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship ...
Child Abuse & Neglect is a monthly peer-reviewed interdisciplinary social science journal covering child protection. It was established in 1977 and is the official journal of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. It is published by Elsevier and the editor-in-chief is Christine Wekerle (McMaster University).
Neglect is more severe in younger children when it comes to psychological consequences. Parental detachment can harm the child's development of bonding and attachment to the parents, [9] causing the child's expectations to be the same when they get older (furthering the cycle of abuse).
Child Abuse Review is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal with a focus on child protection, including research findings, practice developments, training initiatives and policy issues. It is also the journal of the Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP), formerly the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child ...