Reaction to a Social Justice Issue
Linh Nguyen
University of Central Florida

Reaction to a Social Justice Issue
These days, newspaper and television are full of reports about child mistreatment, therefore, child abuse is very common social justice issue. Child abuse is an action that will result in harm to a child or put a child's life at risk. A child can be physical, sexual, emotional abuse, and neglected. Every year, there are thousands of children are physically abused by no one else but their parents or relatives (Child Abuse).
Although a child can be neglected or suffers from physical damage, he/she has to suffer the most from emotional damage because those emotional traumas can last a lifetime (Child Abuse). Children who have been abused are scared to tell anyone about what they have experienced or choose to be quiet because the person who mistreated them is someone they are scared of, or someone they love very much (What to know). Surprisingly, parents are the most likely to abuse their children because of their mental issues or their history of abusing childhood (What to know). Also, when abused children become abusing parents, they tend to have a higher risk of anxiety and depression, therefore, they have more problem trying to maintain lasting and stable relationships (Child Abuse). The reasons why adults express abusive behavior are when they do not now how to apply the right methods to discipline their child, and when adults have temper problems due to excessive use of alcohol and drugs (Why).
In addition, the closer the child to the abuser, the more serious the emotional damage will be (What to know). Therefore, early identification and treatment is very important to minimize the long-term effects of abuse (Child Abuse). If a child has been abused, a child’s safety is the primary concern, he/she needs to be in a safe environment away from the