Title: Which children are most vulnerable to abuse? | Child Abuse - Sharecare
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Which children are most vulnerable to abuse?
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There is no way to know which children are most vulnerable to abuse, but there are some factors for abuse and neglect risk to be aware of
Child factors: very young children
children with disabilities and health problems
children who have already been, or are currently being, abused and/or neglected
Parental factors: parents who are young when child is born
parents who are poorly informed about parenting
mental health issues, especially untreated (e.g. depression, antisocial personality disorder, substance abuse and related disorders)
Other contextual factors: Family factors
single parent households
intimate-partner violence
emotional and financial stress
Environmental factors
poverty
social isolation
violence in the community
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