ental ▁neglect , ▁educational ▁neglect . ▁The ▁failure ▁to ▁super v ise ▁[ results ▁in ] ▁in ade qu ate ▁super vision , ▁expos ure ▁to ▁violent ▁environments ." ▁per ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Pre vention ▁ ▁" the ▁persistent ▁failure ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁child ' s ▁basic ▁physical ▁and / or ▁psych ological ▁needs ▁resulting ▁in ▁serious ▁imp air ment ▁of ▁health ▁and / or ▁development ". ▁Sum mary : ▁ ▁The ▁definition ▁of ▁child ▁neglect ▁is ▁broad . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁specific ▁gu idel ines ▁that ▁determine ▁when ▁a ▁child ▁is ▁being ▁neglect ed ; ▁therefore , ▁it ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁state ▁government ▁ag encies ▁and ▁professional ▁groups ▁to ▁determine ▁what ▁is ▁considered ▁neglect . ▁In ▁general , ▁child ▁neglect ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁parents ▁or ▁care g ivers ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁that ▁are ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁mental , ▁physical , ▁and ▁emot ional ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁Child ▁neglect ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁forms ▁of ▁child ▁m alt re at ment , ▁and ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁serious ▁problem ▁for ▁many ▁children . ▁Child ▁neglect ▁trem end ously ▁affect s ▁the ▁physical ▁development , ▁mental ▁development , ▁and ▁emot ional ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁causing ▁long ▁term ▁consequences , ▁such ▁as ▁poor ▁academic ▁achiev ement , ▁de pression ▁( m ood ), ▁and ▁person ality ▁dis orders . ▁These ▁consequences ▁also ▁impact ▁society , ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁that ▁children ▁who ▁suffered ▁from ▁child ▁neglect ▁will ▁have