▁done ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁results ▁showed ▁that ▁one ▁in ▁four ▁moth ers ▁were ▁neglect ful , ▁and ▁neglect ▁was ▁four ▁times ▁as ▁likely ▁with ▁a ▁mat ernal ▁history ▁of ▁physical ▁ab use ▁in ▁child hood ▁than ▁with ▁no ▁history ▁of ▁m alt re at ment . ▁ ▁Dis closure ▁ ▁Research ▁suggests ▁that ▁most ▁neglect ed ▁children , ▁even ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁a ▁professional ▁about ▁their ▁circumstances , ▁do ▁not ▁use ▁the ▁word ▁' neg lect ' ▁and ▁may ▁not ▁even ▁indicate ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁neglect ed . ▁It ▁is ▁therefore ▁recommended ▁that ▁profession als ▁are ▁pro active ▁in ▁expl oring ▁for ▁and ▁ident ifying ▁neglect . ▁ ▁When ▁neglect ▁is ▁dis closed , ▁action ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁taken . ▁Equ ally ▁when ▁profession als ▁pass ▁concerns ▁about ▁neglect ▁on ▁to ▁other ▁profession als ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁they ▁find ▁those ▁profession als ▁do ▁not ▁always ▁respond . ▁The ▁NS P CC ▁recently ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁teaching ▁assistant , ▁who ▁contact ed ▁the ▁organization ▁with ▁concerns ▁about ▁a ▁particular ▁child . ▁The ▁teaching ▁assistant ▁asked ▁to ▁remain ▁anonymous , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁her ▁school ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁she ' d ▁made ▁the ▁dis closure . ▁ ▁Ass ess ing ▁and ▁ident ifying ▁ ▁Ass ess ing ▁and ▁ident ifying ▁neglect ▁pose ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁challeng es ▁for ▁pract ition ers . ▁ ▁Select ing ▁the ▁right ▁method ▁to ▁identify ▁neglect