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. ... Domestic violence is also associated with numerous mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic disorders, eating disorders, and psychoses. It may lead to the development of mental health problems and exacerbate existing illnesses. ... Professionals can alleviate the victims' feelings of shame, fear, and isolation by encouraging patient dis...

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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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An estimated 120 million children worldwide, work everyday, full time, often at the expense of their education, health and natural development. ... When children are forced to work at a young age, they can also develop serious health problems. "Health problems are compounded for children because they are more susceptible than adults to the types of illnesses and injuries associated with occupational hazards" (Parker, 1999). ... One eight year-old boy, Munnilal, from Varanasi, India, was freed when a raid was lead on the factory in which he worked and was kept in a slave-like environment. ...

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Women, who may have grown up in this type of environment, marry into it and accept it from their own husbands. ... The one thing that everybody agrees with concerning domestic violence, is all entities involved (mental health, law enforcement, court system, and probation) must work together to have a realistic goal of preventing this deviant behavior. ...

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Which then also affects the children in areas such as relationships, education, physical activities, health and their violent character. ... The only way for us to have the right to live in a safe environment is to have more parental involvement with your children, limit domestic abuse, cut back on school bullying and restrict violent television. ...

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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). ... The Foster Care System was designed to be as a temporary safe environment for those children that are living in an unhealthy home environment. ...

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Although there are many reasons this is true, it could simply be because of the home environment children have during school. ... Data from the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent health showed that girls experienced childhood physical abuse were 1-7 percent more likely to be perpetrators of violence (Long-term). ...

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