Sentences with phrase «forms of child mistreatment»

While emotional abuse is one of the less common forms of child mistreatment (amounting to approximately 6.6 % of all reported abuse cases in 2006, for example), it has the potential to severely affect a child's well - being when it does occur.

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Humiliations, spankings and beatings, slaps in the face, betrayal, sexual exploitation, derision, neglect, etc. are all forms of mistreatment, because they injure the integrity and dignity of a child, even if their consequences are not visible right away.

Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a rare condition of emotional dysfunction, in which a baby or child can not form a bond with its parents or caregivers due to early neglect or mistreatment.

Every year, an estimated 246 million children are subject to some form of gender - based violence — mistreatment, bullying, psychological abuse and sexual harassment.

Justice Canada defines it as any form of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect that a child or adult experiences — physically, sexually, emotionally, financially, or otherwise — from a family member or from someone with whom they have an intimate relationship.

Family violence is considered to be any form of abuse, mistreatment or neglect that a child or adult experiences from a family member, or from someone with whom they have an intimate relationship.