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    Maltreatment is shown to negatively affect children's mental, physical, and emotional health. Four out of five times, one or both parents are responsible for harming the child. Race is another factor that predicts rates of maltreatment in the united states.

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    GraysonHull
    MarciaFlocken
    PSY1100
    15February2016

    ChildMaltreatment
    Toomanychildrenarevictimsofmaltreatmentthisisaworldwideoccurrence.Some
    reportsestimatethatabout14%ofchildren,oronechildinseven,sufferfrommaltreatment.
    Neglect,physicalabuse,emotionalabuse,andsexualabuseareallformsofchildmaltreatment.
    Thetypesarealsomosttoleastprevalentinthatorder.Maltreatmentisshowntonegatively
    affectchildrensmental,physical,andemotionalhealth.Thesenegativeeffectsarealsoshownto
    persistintoadulthood.
    IntheUnitedStates,ChildProtectiveServicesconfirmedover600,000casesofchild
    maltreatmentin2011and2012.Thecurrentratesarenotlikelytohavechanged.Thisnumber
    seemslikealot,butitisnotthewholepicture.Manychildhoodcasesofabusegoonunnoticed
    orunreported.Manycasesprobablygounreportedbecausethepeoplethatabusethechildare
    commonlyfamilymembers.Fouroutoffivetimes,oneorbothparentsareresponsiblefor
    harmingthechild.Nonparentfamilymembersarethenextmostlikelyperpetrators.Veryrarely
    arenonfamilymembersresponsibleforabuse,butthesecasesaretheoneswehearaboutmost
    often.Thesaddestthingaboutthesestatisticsisthatthepeoplechildrenaresupposedtobeable
    todependonthemostarethepeoplethataremostlikelytohurtthem.


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    Notallchildrenareequallylikelytobevictimsofmaltreatment.Infantsundertheageof
    oneareintheagegroupmostlikelytosufferfromabuseorneglect.Theolderchildrenget,the
    lesslikelytheyaretobeharmed.Genderalsoinfluencesachildschancesofbeingabusedgirls
    haveaslightlyhigherriskthanboys.Raceisanotherfactorthatpredictsratesofmaltreatmentin
    theUnitedStates.AfricanAmericanchildrenaremostlikelytobeharmedandAsianchildren
    areleastlikely.Thefamilyssocioeconomicstatusisalsoanindicator.Higherratesofchild
    abuseandneglectareprevalentinlowSESfamilies.
    Thenegativelongtermeffectsofchildmaltreatmentarewhyitissuchanissue.The
    physicaleffectsofmaltreatmentincludeimpairedbraingrowthandpoorphysicalhealth.People
    abusedaschildrenareathigherrisksfordiseasesandobesity.Theabnormalbraindevelopment
    lowerstheindividualslevelsofcognitionandandraisesthelikelihoodofmentaldisorders.
    Psychologicalproblemsarisefromtheimpaireddevelopmentofthebrainandtheemotional
    traumathataccompaniesmaltreatment.Lowselfesteem,depression,anxiety,anddrugabuseare
    justsomeofthenegativeeffects.Physicalandmentalhealthproblemsarenotoriousforcreating
    economicproblemstheeffectsofchildabuseandneglectarenoexception.
    $124billionistheamountestimatedthattheUSlosesperyearduetotheeffectsofchild
    maltreatment.Thepreviouslymentionedhigherratesofdiseaseattributetohighmedicalcosts.
    WithmanyvictimsofchildabusebeingfromlowSESbackgrounds,thismeansthatmostcannot
    affordtopayforthemedicaltreatmenttheyreceive.Impairedbrainfunctioningresultsinlosses
    toproductivity,whichalsoattributesthethe$124billion.Anotherfactoristhecostlycriminal
    justicesystem.Individualswhosufferedchildhoodabusehavehigherratesofcriminalactivity.


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    Childmaltreatmentisobviouslyasad,expensive,frequentoccurrenceinoursociety.
    Educationonthematterandpreventionneedtobeimplementedonalargerscale.Parentswith
    childreninthehigherriskcategoriesshouldreceivethegreatestamountofattention.Ithinkthe
    mosteffectivewaytotreatthisproblemisearlychildhoodeducationthatisstatefunded.This
    wouldhelpkeeptheyoungerchildren,whoaremostatrisk,inasaferenvironmentwherethey
    willdefinitelybenurturedandnotharmed.Also,duetodisproportionateamountsoflowSES
    childrenbeingvictimsofabuseandstartingschoolbehind,thispublicpreschoolshouldbefocus
    onlowerincomeneighborhoods.Furthermore,highschoolsshouldhaveclassesonchildrearing
    thatwillhelpeducateonthedangersaboutchildmaltreatment.Hopefullythesemeasurescould
    lowerincidencesonanationallevel.

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