It takes into consideration a number of risk factors that affect a child's parental and familial environment, and analyzes these collectively to produce a total risk overview. ... 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, suc...

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Regarding the mother's health she may face; anaemia, hypertension, eclampsia, depressive disorders if she decides to go through with the pregnancy, the child is at a high propensity to be born preterm and with a lower birth weight (Teen pregnancy, 2012). ... These levels included; what sexual health indicators were, potential future sexual behavior, factors that complicate the effects of abuse and the treatment for the victimization. When researching the sexual health of childhood sexual abuse victims the indicators were; sexually transmitted infections, the risky sexual behavior index, ...

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Child abuse has serious physical and psycho-social consequences which adversely affect the health and overall well-being of a child. 1. CHILD ABUSE – BASIC DEFINITIONS "Child abuse or maltreatment constitutes all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child's health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power". (World Health Organization) "Any recent act or failure to act on the ...

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The problem of battered women has only come into the limelight in the past few years, its progression toward public awareness paralleling the growth of the women's movement. Historically, there has never been any public outcry against the brutality of battered women. But now we are learning the problem is far more pervasive and terrible than it was ever thought to be and that the myths which had previously rationalized why such violence occurred between men and women who supposedly loved each other are untrue. Every minute in the United States, four women are beaten by a significant ...

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Introduction There are many health risks associated with playing sport, whether young or old. ... There are however, several health risks which are less openly recognised and that some people even try to divert attention from the problems instead of facing up to them and putting procedures in place to try and prevent them. ... Anderson (1994: 4) sees it as creating "a holistic, destructive environment that erodes self esteem, confidence and trust-. ... In this context, the athletes become child labourers, and this, according to Coakley (1998: 122), "occurs outside government regulat...

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"Sexual Violence- While the crimes of "rape- and "incest- have been on the statute books for hundreds of years, it was not until the 1970s that "sexual violence- was more fully explored and developed as a concept. Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual ...

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These young children had turned to living on the streets trying to escape from the family environment. ... Also it proposed to train policemen, social workers and health professionals on how to handle cases of child abuse. ...

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According to an article published at ASPCA, "many people are probably familiar with our dedicated Agents and the work they do to save the lives of animals across the country. But did you know that you, too, can help crack down on animal cruelty in your community" ("Top 10 Ways to Prevent Animal Cruelty"). This just shows that people have the opportunity to stop this from happening. It might not be easy, but with enough people it's possible. LeAnn helps by saying, "Im sure animal abuse can't be stopped completely, but I feel if people would step in when they s...

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Child Sexual Abuse It is often said that children are our future. How we treat children and how we allow them to be treated reveals much about ourselves and about our values as a society. Over the past ten to fifteen years, child sexual abuse has surfaced as a painful issue for Canadians. W...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. ... These two factors may lead to poor health, death, and other psychological problems. ...

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• Grade Level: High School