Many people involved in the health care field do not understand the importance of displaying unconditional love. ... You must have a passion to do a job with love and care. ... These people do not care about the person at hand. ... Neglect is defined as "the refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder". ... Another value consideration for health professionals is what Dr. ...

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Children enter foster care at a very young age, which for some could bring positive results improving lives of the children. ... Poverty is generally categorized as material deprivation, basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met to support minimum level of physical health (U.S Census, 2011, p.1). ... Foster Care Foster care can improve a child's life but for many it may make the situation worse. ... While in the foster care system a lot of kids may not get the proper education. ... The foster care system has more negative factors than positive. ...

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She is currently caring for her mother who has a terminal illness. ... These can include physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual difficulties, and even taking care of children. ... The real problem with stress is that, for such a well understood condition, we deal with it so poorly that it leads to many of our most lethal illnesses and long-term health problems. ... Smoking can also damage a woman's reproductive health. ... But preventing and managing chronic stress can help lower your risk for serious health problems like heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and depression. ...

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In order for a teacher to exercise student safety properly they must acknowledge the legal law of duty of care. Duty of care is in relation to the Children's Protection Act 1993 and Children Protection Regulations 2010. ... School authorities also owe a non-delegable duty of care which is carried out to ensure that the proper measures are taken in a reasonable circumstance, in order to protect a student under their care from any risks of injury that the staff member should have reasonably foreseen. ... The acknowledgment of student safety is not only a legal matter, but a key factor in ...

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Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing appropriates medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heating or coats), to the child. ... To be considered child abuse these acts have to be committed by a person responsible for the care of a child (for example a baby-sitter, a parent, or a day care provider) our related to the child. ... Department of Health & Human Services). ... Department of Health & Human Services). ... Department of Health & Human Services). ...

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Another approach is to analyze elder abuse from an inadequate care perspective. ... The recipients of this form of abuse are in poor emotional health but are relatively independent in their activities in daily life. ... Daughters are more likely to be the perpetrators of neglect and to be caring for an individual with significant health problems. Adult protective services, domestic violence laws and mental health commitment laws are example of legislation that authorize the state to protect and provide services to vulnerable and incapacitated adults. ... When a comprehensive analysis is ...

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It has been found that "The earlier the diagnosis, the more likely your symptoms will respond to treatment" (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2002). ... Symptoms include sadness, inactivity, difficulty thinking and concentrating, and feelings of despair" (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research). ... Eventually, people with Alzheimer's Disease completely lose the ability to care for themselves and must be confined to bed with constant care. ... In the case of Alzheimer's, wives and daughters provide the bulk of care. ... In such cases it is not surprising to hear that...

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One to two children are killed each week, the majority by their parents or carers. ... Safeguarding is a broad term that encompasses protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of health and development and ensuring children have safe and effective care. ... Lyon (2002) states that harm is defined by Section 31 of the Children Act 1989 as meaning "ill treatment or the impairment of health or development." ... All health care organizations have a duty outlined in legislation, such as the Children's Act (2004), to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of ...

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Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing, appropriate medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heat or coats). ... To be considered child abuse these acts have to be committed by a person responsible for the care of a child (for example a baby-sitter, a parent, or a daycare provider) or related to the child. ... Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect reported a substantiated number of cases of abuse finding that 879,000 children suffered some type of maltreatm...

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Myth As a CPS worker, I'll be saving or rescuing children from parents who don't care about them or don't love them. ... Many parents involved with CPS have mental health problems including substance abuse. However, it is not necessarily always these mental health issues that created the conditions which led to the abuse and/or neglect. ... Some may turn to substances to cope and they are subsequently unable to adequately care for their children. ... You will also coordinate with the mental health care clinicians serving families on your caseload and promote families in be...

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The first of these articles is called "Domestic Violence: the Role of the Heath Care Professional". This article informs the reader of the common indicators of domestic violence, and explains that because many health care professionals are not trained in domestic violence, it can make it hard to identify and interpret behaviors of an individual who is being abused. ... The first is Primary Intervention which in short is to prevent a detrimental health event or to prevent any violence at all. ... A theory that can be of use to a health and human services professional when dealing with domestic ...

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Mortality rate tremendously dropped as medical research success helped the society's health and improved elder care services. ... Financial Financial exploitation causes large economic losses for businesses, families, elders, and government programs, and increases reliance on federal health care programs such as Medicaid (Watson, 2013). ... Healthcare fraud is another abuse done by unethical medical practitioners by "overcharging or double-billing for medical care or services" (Blomberg, 2014). ... Financial gain has been an objective in some of these under-staffed nursing homes...

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Abusers have learned that they can get what they want from people who care about them by using threats, put-downs, emotional terrorism, isolation, financial deprivation, forced sex, and physical violence. ... They want to be protected and taken care of. ... Once women and children affected by domestic violence are identified, health care professionals must be able to either provide them with or refer them to appropriate services. Some health care institutions have routine screening for domestic violence and offer specialized domestic violence services in-house, such as safety planning and supp...

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The abuse can start before a child is born if a mother uses illegal drugs, misuses prescription or nonprescription medications, or fails to seek health care during her pregnancy (Shelov, 1998). ... Child neglect is failure to take action when action is needed to ensure a child's health and well-being. ... Neglect happens when parents of caregivers fail to provide appropriate shelter, schooling, clothing, protection from hazards, or medical care (Korfmacher, 1998). ... They can also contribute to mental health problems and health crisis (drug and alcohol abuse within the family, illnes...

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First, the mental health of a victim of bullying is affected in many ways. ... Additionally, the victim may experience sleep disruptions or health complaints, which have a harmful impacts on physical health. ... Moreover, the victim may be carefree about his/her appearance or health due to bullying. The victim will not care about how she/he looks or about taking care of himself/herself. ...

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Contributing factors include: family problems, throwaways, homeless families, residential instability, foster care and other residential programs, institutional contact, and socioeconomic pressures. ... A homeless youth can be defined as on "who is in the need of services and is without a place of shelter where supervision and care are unavailable" (Caton p. 21-22). These definitions imply that a runaway child has somewhere to go where he or she would be cared for, and that a homeless child does not have this luxury. ... Studies report that many respondents have extensive histories of conta...

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Parents are oblivious to the fact that their child is at his worst time, yet don't care to support or listen to him or her. ... Nobody cares for your emotions. ... Emotional abuse is when the parent doesn't care about the child's emotions, in which the parent may disregard the child's emotions, and react on his or her own reactions. ... In their minds they feel like the world around them doesn't care to hear how they feel about the problems and or how they feel when they are doing something wrong. ...

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Although often assumed to cover only violence between spouses or intimate partners, in many states laws prohibiting domestic violence include other relationships, such as adult siblings who live together or adults who care for their elderly parents. ... Individuals tend to experience both poor physical and mental health. ... Gynecological problems are the longest lasting and largest physical health difference between women who are physically abused and those who are not. ... It may lead to the development of mental health problems and exacerbate existing illnesses. ... Barriers identified by ...

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As a result, public policies relating to issues such as retirement security, affordable long-term care, and quality of life are changing to meet the unique needs of the aging population. ... Department of Health and Human Services jointly funded this research. ... In public health and social research, the term "incidence" means the number of new cases occurring over a specific time period. ...

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I mean our society sees women as being nonviolent peacemakers who love and care for others and could not see them as being aggressors against men. Both men and women can be kind, caring, loving and gentle, but they both can also be cruel, abusive and controlling. ... Men were taught to grow up to be strong and to be able to take care of themselves. ... Health care and police are also ones that would be in denial of a man being a victim of abuse. ... Health care personnel and police are quick to think that the injuries came from a work-related accident or a game of football with the guys. ...

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A lack of parental involvement means that the parent does not pay much attention to the child or might not care for their child, as they should. ... By the parent simply not caring for their child the child will not care for much at all. ... Which then also affects the children in areas such as relationships, education, physical activities, health and their violent character. ...

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The first thing parents need is assistance in meeting their basic requirements for food, shelter, clothing, safety and medical care. ... Studies have shown that countries with the most generous social services have the lowest rate of child homicide.16 Physicians should lobby for greater availability of drug and alcohol treatment programs, more shelters for the homeless, more accessible mental health care and more shelters for abused women and children. These programs and those that provide parenting skills, support groups and respite care for parents and caregivers should be available in ever...

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Authors also mentioned that marijuana use in parents may be less harmful than other types of drugs but that not only because Marijuana isn't that harmful, it didn't mean that poor supervision and bad health consequences due to marijuana exposure haven't been found in children, because it has. ... Department of Health and Social Services, and also involves the Children's Bureau. Authors said that caseworkers in children's welfare have considered child neglect due to the needs of children that are really bad, have poor supervision, have a bad living environment, and have...

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Authors also mentioned that marijuana use in parents may be less harmful than other types of drugs but that not only because Marijuana isn't that harmful, it didn't mean that poor supervision and bad health consequences due to marijuana exposure haven't been found in children, because it has. ... Department of Health and Social Services, and also involves the Children's Bureau. Authors said that caseworkers in children's welfare have considered child neglect due to the needs of children that are really bad, have poor supervision, have a bad living environment, and have...

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In fact, in North Carolina it is the "number one public health issue facing women and children. " While laws have been put into effect that provide for the safety and welfare of the abused parent, little consideration has been afforded to the children in these situations. ... Courts should not ever give consideration to the idea of placing a child in the care and custody of an abuser. ... In the past, the abuser's biological ties to the child have, in essence, excused the risk of danger that the child may encounter in the care of that parent. Victims of abuse are afraid to leave the a...

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