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Child Abuse and Ashton rich

ENGL 2010

human trafficking 13 July 2020

reports in past years have shown one-third of


Child abuse and human trafficking
that up 63% of all children from parents stated
are often thought to be part of our
countries such as Chile are that yelling is
world’s darker history. Last night’s
physically abused. The alarming not a form of
nightmare, now forgotten in our
child abuse,
rising rates of cases combined with
advancing society. However, every and that yelling does not affect
the lack of coverage by the media
year for over 650,000 kids in the growth and development. In terms
have created a serious problem
United States, that nightmare will of child neglect, around half of the
throughout the world. In fast
never end (U.S. Department of respondents agreed with the
developing countries such as Qatar,
Health & Human Services 2020) statement "Leaving a child (<5
many parents aren’t aware that laws
Child abuse and human trafficking years) while 42% were neutral
against child abuse even exist. A
are just as prevalent in today’s (Hendaus 2020).
study conducted by the Journal of
world as they have been in the
Family Medicine and Primary care The attitude exhibited unawareness
past. Every year, hundreds of
showed that 50% of parents in of the general public combined with
thousands of children are maltreated
Qatar were aware of abuse the attitude of those guilty of abuse
or abused sexually, physically,
restricting laws, , one-quarter of is cause for concern.
mentally and verbally in the United
participants stated that it is okay to
States. In many parts of the world
hit a child as long as no damage
such as Latin America, these
incurs. As for verbal abuse, around
numbers are even worse, where
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The year 2020 has proven to be Service, 2020).


especially concerning in these regards, Unfortunately, the damage from this
in light of the recent COVID-19 abuse goes much further than physical
pandemic, as catholic missionaries in harm. Many victims will need years of
Latin America have reported rehabilitation before they can recover
disturbing sings of increase in abuse from these forms of abuse. Some
within families. Sister Roselei Common Behavioral
never recover. Many find themselves
Bertoldo, a member of the Missionary Consequences of Abuse:
involved with drug, alcohol, and
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of substance abuse. As many as 2/3 of
• Teen pregnancy
Mary reported to the Catholic news people in drug treatment reported
service that, “We know that sexual being abused as children, and this • Drug and alcohol
abuse and exploitation most of the abuse has been found to increase the abuse
times happen inside families. Those likelihood of criminal activity by over
problems tend to grow during 28% (Recognizing Child Abuse, • Low academic
confinement," (Catholic News achievement
2007).

• Increased criminal
behavior

“The Cycle”

It is estimated that
nearly 1/3 of all
children who are
abused during
adolescence will
become abusive
Those most susceptible to abuse are children involved in human
parents as well,
trafficking, which at its nature is a form of abuse. According to the
further continuing the
Global Slavery Index, more than 40 million people are trapped in
cycle of abuse
modern-day slavery, 15 million more than in 1850. Human trafficking is
a common form of slavery and unfortunately, children are not safe from (Recognizing Child
this cruelty. In 2016, children accounted for 23% of all human trafficking Abuse, 2007)
victims, a sharp increase from just 10% in 2004. (McCarthy, 2019). Due to
the increase in technological advancements, these numbers continue to
raise, and will increase exponentially if preventative actions are not
taken.
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The Fight to End Child


Child Labor and Slavery
Abuse and Slavery
This form of child abuse reaches all corners of the Earth, and as displayed
Ending global child abuse and
in the map provided by Maplecroft, even the United States is at a great risk trafficking will require a global
of inducing child labor as a means of production. As the need for cheap effort. Funding for antislavery
labor continues to rise, so will the number of enslaved children. Senior and abuse movements have
human-rights analyst Marilu Gresens affirmed that, “while the overall continued to grow, and by
donating to and supporting
prevalence of child labor has been decreasing, its worst forms — like
these organizations we can aid
sexual trafficking, forced military participation, and dangerous mine work in the fight to end these acts
— are showing very little progress,” ( Short 2014). Every year, millions of once and for all. Educating
children are exposed to hazardous working conditions, with some being ourselves on these current and
forced to work up to 17 hours a day. War-torn countries or those living in spreading awareness is one of
the simplest yet powerful steps
poverty are at an especially high risk. Global Humanitarian efforts to aid
we can all take to help these
these children are continuing to function, but require additional aid and children. Children’s rights
service every day. activist Kailash Satyarthi stated
in an interview with the New
York Times that “Building
global awareness around how
children are exploited is the
single most effective way to
prevent them from being
exploited in the first place,”
(Zissou 2018)
Works Cited

1. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. (2020). Child Maltreatment 2018. Available from
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/research-data-technology /statistics-research/child-maltreatment

2. Chile: Un Release Alarming Report on Child Abuse. Associated Press, 1996. EBSCOhost,
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3. Hendaus, Mohamed, et al. “Child Abuse and Neglect in a Rapidly Developing Country: Parents’ Perspectives.” Journal of
Family Medicine & Primary Care, vol. 9, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 3053–3059. EBSCOhost,
doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_971_19.

4. Lima, Eduardo Campos, and Catholic News Service. “Pandemic Increases Child Abuse in Latin America.” Maryknoll
Magazine, May 2020, p. N.PAG. EBSCOhost,
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6. Administration for Children & Families, and US Department of Health and Human Services. "Total Number of Victims of
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7. ZISSOU, REBECCA. “MODERN-DAY Slavery: Tens of Millions of People around the World, Including Children, Are
Forced to Work as Slaves. What Can Be Done to Help Them?” New York Times Upfront, vol. 150, no. 10, Mar. 2018, p.
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9. Images Provided by: http://istockphoto.com

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