Childhood Abuse and Neglect How Early Sexual and Emotional Abuse Affects Physiological Health Social and Brain Function in Children and What Strategies to Achieve

<p>It's difficult for most of us to envision somebody injuring a child. Child abuse and neglect are absolutely real as unpleasant as they can be. In the United States more than 600000 children are abused or neglected each year. Physical and psychological integrity and protection from all types of violence are guaranteed to all persons under 18. Nonetheless we know that children and adolescents are subjected to violence in the home at school in legal and child protection systems at work and in the community for various social and cultural reasons.</p><p>As a result children and adolescents are harmed in areas and locations that are supposed to provide them with safety affection developmental stimulation refuge and advocacy for their rights. One of the factors that makes them particularly vulnerable is their lack of autonomy as a result of their young age as well as the high levels of emotional economic and social dependency they have on adults or institutions making it difficult for them to stop the abuse seek help or report the situation.</p><p>We pay for children's exposure to violence in various ways including physical and mental health care child welfare special education juvenile and criminal justice and productivity losses throughout their lives.</p>