Sentences with phrase «of abused or neglected children»

The incidence of abused or neglected children age 17 or younger has been decreasing since 2001, a federal study estimates.

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Ed Bridge, fourth - generation leader of Ben Bridge Jeweler, one of several Berkshire jewelry store chains, has helped raised millions of dollars for children who are victims of catastrophic illness, abuse, or neglect.

One of Wallerstein's surprising and encouraging findings was that even people who had suffered terrible abuse or neglect in childhood could still form happy and satisfying «rescue» marriages — marriages that healed the hurts of the past and enabled people to raise their children lovingly and well.

p. 409) Knowing that his or her confession of child abuse or neglect will be reported, the offending party will not make confession or seek counseling.

«A person commits an offense,» the code reads, «if the person has cause to believe that a child's welfare has been or may be further adversely affected by abuse or neglect and knowingly fails to report in accordance with Section 34.02 of this Code» (Section 34.04) This is augmented by another section that describes who is exempt from the provisions:

Indeed, the Texas attorney general handed down a legal opinion last summer stating that state law required him to prosecute clergy and church workers who failed to report suspicion of child abuse or neglect.

In any proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child or the cause of any abuse or neglect, evidence may not be excluded on the ground of privileged communication except in the case of communications between attorney and client [Sec. 34.07].

This past September Maine became one of many states that require clergy to report signs of possible child abuse or neglect that they may learn about in the course of their work.

But while it is true that behaviors like neglect and abuse can exert a disturbingly powerful influence on children, it is also true that the effect of some detrimental parental behaviors can be diminished or even reversed if those behaviors change.

Federal legislation provides guidance to States by identifying a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect.

Child abuse in sports can arise in a number of different contexts: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect.

The well meaning advice and thoughts of naysayers just don't bother me anymore... well, okay sometimes they do... like when they insinuate that my choices on vaccines or positive discipline border on child abuse or neglect... then I have a few choice words to say.

Most of these children have been abused, neglected or abandoned.

Even if children are being reared in very poor living conditions, no one has a right to take the children away from their parents unless the situation fits the criteria of abuse or neglect.

There are many uses for such a questionnaire, such as: a) helping place at - risk children (e.g., abused, neglected, diagnosed) with safe and nurturing parents, b) potentially reducing the number of failed adoption placements, c) protecting children from at - risk adults, and d) screening foster / adoptive families to reduce the possibility of abuse and / or neglect.

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is usually the result of a disruption of or trauma to the attachment process such as a history of physical or sexual abuse, neglect and / or frequent change in caregivers within the first three years of a child's life.

We know from the ACE study that for 95 % of children exposed to domestic violence, there is also substance abuse, mental illness, neglect, abuse, or incarceration within their home.

Massage is not recommended for children with heart defects, brittle bones or a history of seizures, but it's a good option for infants with neonatal problems, abuse or neglect.

As long as no one's children are at risk of being neglected or abused (or their choices affect the well - being of your children), live and let live — just don't talk about it.

[Note: Unless there is a case of proven abuse or neglect, you do not have control over how your ex will parent your child.

Gershoff notes too that the US Department of Health and Human Services (2001) indicated that 13 of every 1000 children are abused or neglected.

This policy change requiring adopted children to be seen by a physician and a dentist annually is expected to ensure that they are seen by someone in a position to recognize any signs of abuse or neglect.

A court in the District of Columbia assumes that joint custody is in the best interests of the child unless there's a history of child abuse, neglect, parental kidnapping or family violence.

An infant or child abandoned by the birth mother; neglected in the orphanage; sometimes abused or injured; then put in the arms of complete strangers from a different culture is going to be traumatized.

When the subject of «postpartum depression» (PPD) comes up in the news, it is often accompanied by misinformation and erroneously linked to mothers who commit infanticide, abuse or neglect their children.

Be observant for any signs of child neglect or abuse.

When parental attachments don't form properly (as a result of abuse, neglect or harmful parenting), the child is less likely to develop a strong sense of independence.

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In addition, compared to control groups, teen mothers who participated in a home visiting program and received comprehensive case management had fewer opened cases of child abuse or neglect.

According to a 2014 Children's Bureau report, approximately 6 million cases of child abuse or neglect are reported to Child Protective Services every child abuse or neglect are reported to Child Protective Services every Child Protective Services every year.

Many children who have a history of abuse or neglect don't develop any type of attachment disorder.

That said, the great majority of children who have been abused or neglected or who have been bounced around among multiple caretakers do not develop the disorder.

Her main area of interest is in children with serious psychological problems caused by histories of abuse, neglect, trauma and / or multiple placements.

But child abuse or neglect is just a small part of false claims in custody battles.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Administration for Children & Families says of the percentage of the 3.3 million referrals for child abuse and neglect in 2009 it investigated, «Two - thirds of reports found all allegations to be unsubstantiated or intentionally false (64.3 % and 0.1 %, respectively).»

I don't think it lends support to the argument for AP, it seems obvious that you shouldn't abuse or neglect your children or deprive them from human contact, so what's the point of including it?

But children can also develop sensory processing difficulties from sensory deprivation experienced early in life, especially those in the foster care system, those who've been adopted, and those who've experienced a traumatic early childhood such as in cases of overt abuse or neglect.

The court shall deny custody to a party if the court has reasonable grounds to believe that the party abused or neglected the child and that there is a likelihood of further abuse or neglect.

There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child or prosecuting a criminal charge.

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Many of these children are in foster care because they have been abused, neglected, abandoned, or harmed, or because their parents were unable or unwilling to care for them.

One of most high - profile bills left hanging in the final days of this year's session requires 911 to be called to report any suspected abuse or neglect of developmentally disabled adults or children in the custody of state or private agencies.

Child abuse can be conducted by both commission, such as with sexual assault, or by omission, as in the case of neglect or abandonment.

Another high - profile bill left hanging in the final days of this year's session requires 911 to be called to report any suspected abuse or neglect of developmentally disabled adults or children in the custody of state or private agencies.

Overall, for those children who started to be looked after during the year the main reason why they were provided with a service is because of abuse or neglect (54 per cent).

increase the criminal penalties to a felony for knowingly making false allegations of suspected abuse or neglect of a child and also establish a civil penalty for making false allegations of suspected abuse or neglect of a child;

The $ 1 million contract audited by the comptroller involved preventive services: home visits and counselling to families that the Department of Social Services has determined are at risk of having children placed in foster care because of child abuse or neglect.

As I argued, to test evolutionary psychology's hypothesis, we need to look at physically abused children, not sexually abused children or children who were the victims of very broadly defined neglect.

«The trauma of abuse or neglect of a child can have life - long consequences.