What types of abuse should be reported, which will receive a service response?
• Physical abuse includes hitting, shaking, burning, or causing any physical harm to children. • Neglect is repeated failure to provide for a child or young persons basic needs including food, warmth, adult attention, health care and other general care needs. • Sexual abuse is forcing or encouraging a child to take part in any sexual activity, including watching pornographic material and abuse through the internet. This also includes the exploitation of a young person such as providing drugs in exchange for sexual activity. • Emotional abuse is emotional ill-treatment such as ignoring a child, not providing emotional warmth or care which will have an adverse effect upon a child.
