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.
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MANY PARENTS THAT ABUSE THEIR
CHILDREN WERE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE
THEMSELVES.
 ABUSERS COME FROM ALL ECONOMIC
BACKGROUNDS
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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
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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.
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CHILD ABUSE AFFECTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
IT CAUSES EMOTIONAL DAMAGE THAT
NEEDS COUNSELING AND SOMETIMES THE
PHYSICAL DAMAGE IS IRREPREABLE.
A PASSIVE ABUSER REMAINS SILENT FOR
TWO REASONS.
1. THEY ARE ASHAMED OF HOW THE
ABUSER TREATS THEIR FAMILY
2. AFRAID THEY WILL HAVE TO RAISE THE
CHILDREN ALONE
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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.
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
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FAMILY ILLNESS
 UNEMPLOYMENT
 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 SINGLE/TEEN PARENT
 MARRIAGE PROBLEMS
 STRESSFUL EVENT
 LACK OF EDUCATION OR COPING SKILLS
 UNWANTED PREGNANCY
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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
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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.
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THERE ARE 5 WAYS TO HELP PROTECT
CHILDREN FROM ABUSE/NEGLECT
1. NURTURING AND ATTACHMENT
2. PARENTING KNOWLEDGE
3. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
4. SUPPORT FROM PARENTS
5. BEING A FLEXIBLE PARENT
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.
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CPS – provides a variety of services to the
community they include:
 Investigations of abuse
 Placing children in foster care
 Finding forever homes for
children
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.
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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 1-800-252-5400.