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- Physical
- Emotional
- Sexual
- Neglect
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- Care -- lacking appropriate clothing or shelter
- Various, multiple suspicious bruises, lacerations, burns, Fractures
- Failure to Thrive, delayed development, withdrawn, abusive of others
- Acting out behavior, anger, resentment
- Malnourished, poor hygiene, lacking appropriate medical/dental care
- Genitals with bruising, tearing, or discharge
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- Medical care as necessary
- Document with photos, lab tests, x-rays.
- Occurs in all ethnic, social, and economic levels
- Higher rates occur with parental drug and alcohol abuse
- Interview child, parents, siblings and all caretakers. Use language appropriate to age group.
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- Notify Child Protective Services immediately.
- Notify law enforcement
- Protection of child is paramount
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- Victims of child abuse are at higher risk for drug abuse, teen pregnancy, antisocial behavior, and a repetitive cycle of abuse in their family relationships.
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- Parental counseling and parenting courses
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