What is child abuse and neglect?
Each State provides its own definitions of child abuse and neglect based on minimum standards set by Federal law. This fact sheet provides the answers to the following questions: (1) How is child abuse and neglect defined in Federal law?; and (2) What are the major types of child abuse and neglect? Additional resources are listed. (Contains 2 footnotes.
A As used in Title 19 Children’s Code of the Colorado Revised Statutes, “Abuse” or “child abuse or neglect”, as used in part 3 of article 3 of this title, means an act or omission in one of the following categories that threatens the health or welfare of a child: • Any case in which a child exhibits evidence of skin bruising, bleeding, malnutrition, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of any bone, subdural hematoma, soft tissue swelling, or death and either: Such condition or death is not justifiably explained; the history given concerning such condition is at variance with the degree or type of such condition or death; or the circumstances indicate that such condition may not be the product of an accidental occurrence; • Any case in which a child is subjected to unlawful sexual behavior as defined in section 16-22-102 (9), C.R.S.; • Any case in which a child is a child in need of services because the child’s parents, legal guardian, or custodian fails to take the same actions to provid
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