Questions and Answers
What is Physical Abuse?
The child has suffered, or there is a substantial risk that the child will suffer, serious physical harm inflicted non-accidentally upon the child by the child's parent or guardian.
What is General Neglect/Abandonment?
The child has suffered, or there is a substantial risk that the child will suffer, serious physical harm or illness due to the failure of the parent or legal guardian to supervise or protect the child adequately.
What is Emotional Neglect?
The child is suffering, or is at substantial risk of suffering, serious emotional damage evidenced by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or aggressive behavior, due to the parent's conduct.
What is Sexual Abuse?
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What constitutes severe physical abuse of a minor under the age of five?
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What does Causing the death of another child refer to?
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What is Abandonment in child welfare terms?
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What does Freed child not adopted mean?
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What is cruelty in the context of child welfare?
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What does it mean for a child to be at risk of abuse or neglect similar to that suffered by a sibling?
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Study Notes
Physical and Emotional Abuse Definitions
- Physical Abuse: Serious physical harm inflicted non-accidentally by a parent or guardian on the child, or substantial risk of such harm.
- General Neglect/Abandonment: Lack of adequate supervision or protection by a parent or guardian leads to substantial risk of serious harm or illness to the child.
- Emotional Neglect: Serious emotional damage to the child, manifested as severe anxiety, depression, or aggressive behavior, due to inadequate care from a parent or guardian.
Types of Abuse and Neglect
- Sexual Abuse: Involves sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or household member, or failure to protect the child from potential sexual abuse.
- Severe Physical Abuse Under Five: Severe physical trauma in a child under five inflicted by a parent or known person if the parent was aware or should have been aware of the abuse.
- Causing Death of Another Child: A parent or guardian's abusive actions, or failures, lead to the death of another child.
Custody and Care Issues
- Abandonment: Leaving a child without provisions or with an unwilling or unable custodian, with unknown whereabouts of the parent or when the parent cannot arrange care due to incarceration.
- Freed Child Not Adopted: Children whose parental rights have been terminated but have not yet been adopted.
Risk Factors for Future Abuse
- Cruelty: Subjecting a child to acts of cruelty by a parent or guardians, or failing to protect the child from such acts.
- At Risk from Sibling Abuse: A child likely to be abused or neglected due to prior incidents with a sibling, with consideration for the child's age and gender being important.
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