1. CHILD ABUSE

2. FACTS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE
INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE ARE BEING REPORTED AT AN ALARMING RATE.
MOST PARENTS THAT ARE ABUSIVE ARE CAUGHT UP IN SITUATIONS THAT THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE.

3. FACTS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE CONTINUED
MANY PARENTS THAT ABUSE THEIR CHILDREN WERE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE THEMSELVES.
ABUSERS COME FROM ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS

4. FACTS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE CONTINUED
ABUSERS ARE OFTEN LONELY AND HAVE LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND THEY CAN’T COPE WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL PROBLEMS.
PARENTS THAT ABUSE THEIR CHILDREN ARE OFTEN EASY TO PROVOKE.

5. MORE FACTS
ABUSIVE PARENTS USUALLY BELIEVE IF THEY PICK UP A CRYING CHILD THEY WILL BECOME SPOILED, HOWEVER THIS IS THE WAY A NEWBORN LEARNS TRUST.
ABUSER USUALLY EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE PERFECT AND HAVE UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS.

6. STATISTICS FOR TEXAS 2014
THERE WERE 273,091 ALLEGED VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT REPORTED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
40, 369 CONFIRMED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT IN TEXAS.
151 FATALITIES RELATED TO CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT IN TEXAS

7. ARE THERE ANSWERS?
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW IN EVERY STATE TO ABUSE A CHILD AND YET SOME STATES HAVE HEAVIER PENALTIES FOR HURTING ANIMALS THAN FOR HURTING A CHILD.
BY LAW ALL DOCTORS, NURSES, TEACHERS, AND SOCIAL
WORKERS HAVE TO REPORT
SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE.

8. CHILD ABUSE REPORTS
ONCE A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE IS RECEIVED IT IS INVESTIGATED AND ACTION IS TAKEN IF THE CHILD APPEARS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. THE CHILD MAY BE REMOVED AND PUT
INTO FOSTER CARE UNTIL
THE MATTER IS RESOLVED.

9. CHILD ABUSE REPORTS CON’T
IF ABUSIVE PARENTS ARE JAILED IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY TEMPORARILY PROTECTS THE CHILD. THE FAMILY WILL NEED COUNSELING AND TREATMENT IN ORDER TO
CORRECT THE CAUSES OF
THE ABUSE.

10. WHO ARE CHILD ABUSERS?
THERE IS NOT ETHNIC, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC BARRIERS FOR CHILD ABUSE.
ADULTS THAT WERE ABUSED AS CHILDREN ARE THE ONES MORE LIKELY TO BE ABUSERS.
IMMATURE PARENTS HAVE
A GREATER TENDENCY TO
BE ABUSIVE

11. WHO DOES CHILD ABUSE INVOLVE?
IF A CHILD LIVES IN A TWO PARENT HOME THERE IS NOT SUCH THING AS ONE ABUSIVE PARENT. ONE PARENT IS THE ACTIVE ABUSER BUT THE OTHER IS THE PASSIVE ABUSER BECAUSE THEY ALLOW THE ABUSE TO CONTINUE.

12. WHO IS INVOLVED IN CHILD ABUSE?
CHILD ABUSE AFFECTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY. IT CAUSES EMOTIONAL DAMAGE THAT NEEDS COUNSELING AND SOMETIMES THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE IS IRREPREABLE.

13. WHO IS GUILTY AND WHY?
A PASSIVE ABUSER REMAINS SILENT FOR TWO REASONS.
THEY ARE ASHAMED OF HOW THE ABUSER TREATS THEIR FAMILY
AFRAID THEY WILL HAVE TO RAISE THE CHILDREN ALONE

14. INCEST
AN INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIP BY BEGIN WHEN A CHILD IS VERY YOUNG AND CONTINUE FOR YEARS. THE CHILD DOES NOT OFTEN REALIZE WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS WRONG AND WHEN THEY GET OLDER AND REALIZE IT IS WRONG THEY ARE ASHAMED AND FEEL LIKE IT MUST BE THEIR FAULT.

15. FACTORS THAT AFFECT CHILD ABUSE
The child’s age and how well they are developed when the abuse or neglect occurred
The type of abuse (neglect, physical, sexual, or abandonment)
How often it happened, how long it happened, and the severity of abuse
The relationship between the victim and his/her abuser

16. CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY CAUSE CHILD ABUSE
FAMILY ILLNESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SINGLE/TEEN PARENT
MARRIAGE PROBLEMS
STRESSFUL EVENT
LACK OF EDUCATION OR COPING SKILLS
UNWANTED PREGNANCY

17. TYPES OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE
REJECTING – THIS IS WHERE THE ADULT ACTIVELY AVOIDS THE CHILD AND/OR THEIR NEEDS
TERRORIZING – THREATS OF EXTREME OR SINISTER VIOLENCE ARE MADE. THE CHILD IS PUNISHED UNREASONABLY

18. TYPES OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE
IGNORING – THE ADULT IS PSYCHOLOGICALLY UNAVAILABLE TO THE CHILD
ISOLATING – CHILD IS NOT ALLOWED TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS
CORRUPTING – CHILD IS ENCOURAGED TO BE DEFIANT OR ANTISOCIAL. EX: BEING AGGRESSIVE, SEXUALLY ACTIVE OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

19. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
THERE ARE 5 WAYS TO HELP PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ABUSE/NEGLECT
NURTURING AND ATTACHMENT
PARENTING KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
SUPPORT FROM PARENTS
BEING A FLEXIBLE PARENT

20. WHAT DOES ABANDONMENT MEAN?
This could mean that the parent or guardian has failed to support or make contact with the child over an extended period of time.
The child could have been left alone in an environment where they could be harmed.
The parents whereabouts
are unknown.

21. CPS – CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF TEXAS
CPS – provides a variety of services to the community they include:
Investigations of abuse
Placing children in foster care
Finding forever homes for
children

22. CPS – SERVICES CONTINUED
PROVIDING SHELTER AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
SUPPORTING STUDENTS THAT ARE TO OLD FOR FOSTER CARE AND HELPING THEM FIND JOBS AND A PLACE TO LIVE.

23. HOW CAN YOU REPORT ABUSE?
Texas law states that if you suspect abuse of a child, abuse of a person with a disability or abuse of someone over 65 then you must report it to Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). If you suspect child abuse the number to call is available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week and
it is