second child from being raped multiple times by her father. Her mother is abusive both emotionally and physically and does not support her desire for an education. While Precious endures countless acts of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and domestic violence, she is resilient and goes to an alternative school to learn the basic skills of reading and writing. As many as one in four girls and one in six boys may suffer from sexual abuse by the time they are 18.1 This movie really made me realize that
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may actually be contributing to the abuse of animals. Whether, a neglectful owner or science technician, we must do more to reduce this horrible reality. A huge number of the domestic animals are suffering in terrible conditions. Domestic abuse is prevalent in all areas of society today. Millions of domestic animals never know a caring human touch and live hard lives on the street before dying painful deaths. The three most common pets abused are dogs, cats and horses. To put this into a
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and food. Many of them go on to marry or live with alcoholics or abusers. Children of alcoholics may become alcoholics themselves sometimes because of heredity factors, but also because of the environment, they grew up in. More than half of domestic violence cases and as many as 90 percent of child abuse cases involve alcoholism, according to a survey by Priory Healthcare, a rehab center. Girls in alcoholic homes are four times more likely to suffer sexual abuse." (Shaw, Jerry Livestrong.com, 2012)
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Discipline or Abuse: Where is the line drawn? According to childhelp.org, a foundation for the prevention and treatment of child abuse, every year 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States. And in these 3.3 million reports approximately six million children are harmed every year by one of these malicious acts; and that’s about six million too many. Simply defined, child abuse refers to physical, mental, or sexual harm done to a minor whether it is intentional or unintentional
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buse Reporting Abuse Reporting BSHS/332 Abuse Reporting In the state of California, “…abuse must be reported when one who is a legally mandated reporter “…has knowledge of or observes a child in his or her professional capacity, or within the scope of his or her employment whom he or she knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect…” (Department of Social Service, May 2003, p. 4). This goes for ANY kind of abuse; whether the victim is elder or a minor. Abuse
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primary concern. Sierra Vista Child and Family Services help neglected children and abused women by offering programs to guide and consul them. Their goal is to help children reach their full potential and to educate the community about domestic violence and other mental illness such as drug abuse, mental health problem, adoption, foster care, therapeutic and residential treatment and family support in family homes and schools.” Sierra Vista would be very different without the many partners who
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neglect will continue to be serious problem in the United States. It is estimated that in the year 000 “11,000 Americans age 65 or older experienced a violent crime”. Elder abuse not only happens in institutional settings, but it is also appearing in domestic settings. The close, extended, and often times unsupervised visits that helpers have with patients has increasingly highlighted the need to protect elderly clients. Like any other form of abuse, elder abuse is a multifaceted problem, and it
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I have had a few patients open up and talk about their situations. On our initial nursing history of the patient, we ask the patient : 1.Do you feel safe at home? 2. Do you have any history of domestic violence? 3. Have you had any thoughts suicide? I always ask these questions when its just the patient in the room by herself. The one patient who stated her sister and sister's boyfriend were beating her up, had to be referred to a crisis counselor. The counselor came to see the patient before
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ALCOHOL DESTROYS FAMILYS ALCOHOL DESTROY’S FAMILY’S CURTIS J COFFIN GEN 200 09/07/2010 LESLIE PIRTLE This paper will examine the disease of alcohol and physical and psychological effects alcohol has on the family members. The Center for disease control states that in order for something to be classified as a disease it has to contain three characteristics. It has to be progressive, it has to be treatable, and it has to be progressive. All of these characteristics are prevalent with alcohol
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child the more weight the judge is likley to give to the child's wishes. Past custody. Who has historically had custody of the child and has that party provided a safe and stable environment for the child. Parental behavior. Has there been domestic violence, excessive use of alcohol, criminal convictions, parental kidnapping, or any behavior that endangered the child Encourages a relationship with other parent. Which parent will best foster a relationship between the child and the other parent
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