What are the effects of child abuse?
Child abuse happens often. It is estimated that as many as a million cases of abuse and neglect happen each year. Its effects are severe: Emotional or Physical Handicaps (sometimes lifelong): • An abused child may never be able to love and trust other people; may always have a poor self-image. • Injuries inflicted in childhood may result in permanent crippling, deformity. “Acting Out” Behavior: • Often, abused children become teenagers/adults who act in criminal and other antisocial violent behavior. Even Death: • Parents who habitually abuse their children may very well end up killing them. Hundreds of such cases happen every year in the United States. We know that child abuse is a symptom that can be treated successfully, eased, prevented or the cause cured. But first, more people have to understand and care.
DCFS – Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family … Child abuse happens often. It is estimated that as many as a million cases of abuse and neglect happen each year. Its effects are severe: Often, abused children become teenagers/adults who act in criminal and other antisocial violent behavior. Even Death: Parents who habitually abuse their children may very well end up killing them. Hundreds of such cases happen every year in the United States.
