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THE
 
EXTENT
 
OF
 
THE
 
PROBLEM

THE
 
CONSEQUENCES
 
OF
 
CHILD
ABUSE
 
AND
 
NEGLECT

WHAT
 
ARE
 
THE
 
RISK
 
FACTORS
 
FOR
 
CHILD
 
ABUSE?

WHAT
 
CAN
 
BE
 
DONE
 
TO
 
PREVENT
CHILD
 
ABUSE
 
AND
 
NEGLECT?


Content: Many
 
of
 
these
 
problems,
 
in
 
turn,
 
increase
 
the
likelihood
 
of
 
several
 
major
 
adult
 
forms
 
of
 
illness
and
 
disease. WHAT
 
ARE
 
THE
 
RISK
 
FACTORS
 
FOR
 
CHILD
 
ABUSE? Research
 
has
 
linked
 
certain
 
characteristics
 
of
 
the
child
 
and
 
caregiver,
 
as
 
well
 
as
 
features
 
of
 
the
family
 
environment,
 
to
 
child
 
abuse
 
and
 
neglect. Vulnerability
 
to
 
child
 
abuse
 
–
 
whether
 
physical,
sexual
 
or
 
through
 
neglect
 
–
 
depends
 
in
 
part
 
on
the
 
child’s
 
age
 
and
 
sex. Young
 
children
 
are
 
most
at
 
risk
 
of
 
physical
 
abuse,
 
whereas
 
the
 
highest
rates
 
of
 
sexual
 
abuse
 
are
 
found
 
among
 
children
who
 
have
 
reached
 
puberty
 
or
 
adolescence. In
 
most
 
places,
 
boys
 
are
 
the
 
victims
 
of
 
beatings
and
 
physical
 
punishment
 
more
 
often
 
than
 
girls,
while
 
girls
 
are
 
at
 
higher
 
risk
 
of
 
infanticide,
 
sexual
abuse,
 
forced
 
prostitution,
 
and
 
educational
 
and
nutritional
 
neglect. Globally,
 
more
 
than
 
130
 
million
children
 
between
 
the
 
ages
 
of
 
6
 
and
 
11
 
years
 
are
not
 
in
 
school,
 
60%
 
of
 
whom
 
are
 
girls. Other
 
factors
 
that
 
increase
 
a
 
child’s
 
vulnerability
to
 
abuse
 
include: being
 
raised
 
by
 
a
 
single
 
parent
 
or
 
by
 
very
 
young
parents
 
without
 
the
 
support
 
of
 
an
 
extended
 
family
household
 
overcrowding
a
 
lack
 
of
 
income
 
to
 
meet
 
the
 
family’s
 
needs
the
 
presence
 
of
 
other
 
violent
 
relationships
 
in
the
 
home. Parents
 
more
 
likely
 
to
 
abuse
 
their
 
children
 
tend
to
 
have
 
low
 
self-esteem,
 
poor
 
control
 
over
 
their
impulses,
 
mental
 
health
 
problems
 
and
 
to
 
display
antisocial
 
behaviour.