Child abuse
Child abuse or child maltreatment is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, especially by a parent or a caregiver. This is meant to be a learning resouces where educational and research materials related to child abuse and neglect can be organized and developed.
Discussion questions and essay ideas[edit]
- What can be done to help reduce the prevalence of child abuse?
- How might reducing poverty help to lower the rates of child abuse?
Readings[edit]
Wikipedia[edit]
- Child abuse
- Child sexual abuse
- Laws regarding child sexual abuse
- Child sexual abuse laws in the United States
- Child neglect
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Stress in early childhood
- Early childhood trauma
- Pedophilia
- Verbal abuse
- Alcoholism in family systems
- Psychological abuse
- Trafficking of children
- Female genital mutilation
External[edit]
- Screening Children
- Child Abuse and Neglect in the Home (ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing)
- What You Can Do to Prevent Child Abuse
- Save a Child: How to Identify and Report Child Abuse
- Government Resources: Society: Child Abuse