Intentional use of physical force

against the child that results in –

Child abuse or child maltreatment is physical, sexual, and/or
or has a high likelihood of resulting in
psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children,
– harm for the child's health,
especially by a parent or a caregiver. Child abuse may include
survival, development or dignity.
any act or failure to act by a parent or a caregiver that
This includes hitting, beating, kicking,
results in actual or potential harm to a child, and can occur in a
shaking, biting, strangling, scalding, ISOLATION STRESS
child's home, or in the organizations, schools or communities
burning, poisoning and suffocating.
the child interacts with.
Much physical violence against
PHYSICAL children in the home is inflicted with
Abuse the object of punishing.

It is a form of child abuse in

which an adult or older
adolescent abuses a child for
UNREALISTIC MENTAL ILLNESS
sexual stimulation. Sexual abuse EXPECTATION
refers to the participation of a
child in a sexual act aimed
toward the physical SEXUAL
gratification or the financial Abuse
profit of the person committing
MILLION the act
Child Abuse Cases Reported each year
It as the production of LACK OF DRUG ADDICTION
The World Health Organization (WHO) psychological and social defects PARENTING SKILLS
defines child abuse and child in the growth of a child as a
maltreatment as "all forms of physical result of behavior such as loud
and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual yelling, coarse and rude
abuse, neglect or negligent treatment or attitude, inattention, harsh
commercial or other exploitation, criticism, and denigration of the
PSYCHOLOGICAL child's personality
resulting in actual or potential harm to Abuse
the child's health, survival, development
or dignity in the context of a relationship LOW SELF CONFIDENCE PAST CHILDHOOD
of responsibility, trust or power." EXPERIENCES
 In the Philippines, legislation identifies children as “persons
below eighteen years of age or those over eighteen years of age but
who are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect
themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation, or
discrimination because of physical, mental disability or conditions”

POOR PHYSICAL HEALTH BRUISES AND WELTS

DEPRESSION LOW SELF ESTEEM A range of government agencies and mechanisms provide
national policy and program responses to child maltreatment in the
Philippines. These include; the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), the Council for the Welfare of Children
(CWC) and the Committee for the Special Protection of Children
(CSPC) based at the Department of Justice, and Barangay
Community Councils.

EATING DISORDER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

Roche, S. (2017) Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies

published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd and
Crawford School of Public Policy at The
Australian National University.
World Health Organization. (2016). Child abuse and neglect
by parents and other caregivers. Retrieved 8
March 2016.
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