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Three children die as a result of child
abuse in the home in the United States Day
each____.
How many people report child abuse
1/3
when faced with an actual situation?
What is the single, leading cause
of death for children ages four and child abuse and neglect
younger?
On average, child abuse is report-
ed somewhere in the United States 10 seconds
every____.
True or False: Strangers pose the great- False, most children are abused by peo-
est risk of sexual abuse to children. ple they know.
True or False: Child molesters get their False, many child molesters also have
sexual gratification only from children. sexual relationships with adults.
The average age that child molesters
first attack a child is when the molesters In their teens
are_____.
Which of the following actions can help
stop child abuse and neglect?
a. Helping a stressed-out parent by
baby-sitting, making a
meal for their family, or lending an un-
derstanding
ear.
All of the above
b. Learning the signs and symptoms of
child abuse so you
can recognize them when you see the
"red flags"
c. Reporting known or suspected child
abuse to the police
or local child protective services agency
d. All of the above
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Any person under the age of 18 years. A child
Any willful act or threatened act that re-
sults in any physical,
mental, or sexual abuse, injury, or harm
that causes or is likely to cause the Child abuse
child's physical, mental, or
emotional health to be significantly im-
paired.
The mistreatment of a child by a person
responsible for the child's welfare that Physical abuse
results in injury or harm to the child.
Sexual contact or interaction between a
child and an adult or older child. Includes
indecent exposure, fondling, touching
sexual abuse
sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, ex-
ploitation,
and showing pornography.
A form of emotional abuse that involves
excessive yelling,
Verbal abuse
shaming, belittling and/or teasing of a
child.
Situations of known or suspected child
abuse or neglect that occur at a private
school, public or private child care cen-
ter, residential home, institution, facility,
or agency Institutional abuse or neglect
where the alleged perpetrator is an em-
ployee or any other person at such insti-
tution responsible for the child's
care.
Failure to provide adequate food, cloth-
ing, shelter, health care, or needed su- child neglect
pervision.
Failure to provide support, acceptance,
attention, warmth,
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supervision and normal living experi-
ences for a child to the extent that the
emotional neglect
child is impaired in ability to function
normally in performance and behavior.
The following are the definition of
____________:
a. inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon
the child physical,
mental, or emotional injury;
b. commits, or allows to be committed,
sexual battery, or
lewd or lascivious acts against a child;
c. allows, encourages, or forces the sex-
ual exploitation of a
child;
d. exploits a child, or allows a child to be
exploited;
e. abandons the child;
f. neglects the child;
Harm
g. exposes a child to a controlled sub-
stance or alcohol;
h. uses mechanical devices, unreason-
able restraints, or
extended periods of isolation to control
a child;
i. engages in violent behavior that
demonstrates a wanton
disregard for the presence of a child and
could
reasonably result in serious injury to the
child;
j. negligently fails to protect a child in his
or her care from
inflicted physical, mental, or sexual in-
jury caused by
