Programs Working to

Stop Maltreatment

References

National Childrens Alliance

Administration, Childrens (2015).

State Department of Social and Health
Services. Child Abuse Prevention Tips.

This association handles the

accrediting body for children
advocacy centers in the US. They
provide support, technical
assistance and quality assurance
for CACs, while serving as a voice
for children ( Alliance, 2014).

Childrens Trust Fund

The Alabama Department of Child
Abuse and Neglect Prevention
(ADCANP) secures resources to fund
evidence-based community programs
committed to the prevention of child
maltreatment. We advocate for children and the strengthening of families (CTF, 2015)

Alabama, Children in (2012).

Childrens Defense Fund. Retrieved
from 2012-alabama-children-in-thestates.pdf
Alliance, National Childrens (2014).
Our Story. Retrieved
fromwww.nationalchildrensalliance.or
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America, Prevent Child Abuse (2015).
Fact Sheet: An Approach to Preventing
Child Abuse.
ww.anapproachtopreventingabuse.pdf
Association, American Humane
(2013). Child Abuse and Neglect
Statistics. Retrieved from
www.americanhumane.org/children/
stop-child-abuse-fact-sheets/childabuse-and-neglect-statistics.html

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Silent
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About Maltreatment

Bureau, Childrens(2015) Child

Welfare Information Gateway.
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Control, Centers for Disease (2015).
Maltreatment. Retrieved from
www.cdc.ga/violenceprevention/
childmaltreatment/definitions.htm.

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Statistical Data

Tips for Preventing Maltreatment

Support Programs for New Programs

Maltreatment can take many forms ,

support for new programs are needed for

and some children can suffer from

new parents to help prepare them for the job

more than one type of maltreatment.

of parenting

Education for Parents education and support

Boys and girls are equally likely to suffer

maltreatment.

programs encourage the participation of all

family members

Maltreatment?

In 2005, diverse groups of children

were malteated (Association, 2015)

Child Care Opportunities Child care or

daycare programs provide services for
Group
Maltreated

working parents while teaching young

Maltreatment is any act or series of acts of

children socialization skills (America, 2015).

commission or omission by a parent or other

care giver that results in harm, potential for
harm , or threat to a child (CDC, 2015).

Lets Prevent Maltreatment

1.

Acts of Omission Include: Failure to provide or

supervise. Physical neglect, emotional neglect,

2.

medical/dental neglect and educational

neglect are all form of neglect that fall under
failure to provide. Inadequate supervision of a
child and exposure to violent environments
are forms of neglect that fall under failure to
supervise (CDC, 2015).
Four Common types of abuse: physical, sexual,
emotional and neglect. The maltreatment of
children includes all types of abuse of a child
under the age of 18 (CDC, 2015).

3.

Volunteer your time get involved in

your community (
Discipline your children thoughtfully be
mindful of your behavior management
techniques
Examine your behavior abuse is not
just physical. Words and actions may be
abusive too
(Childrens Administration, 2015)

Reporting Abuse
Each State has a system to receive and
respond to reports of possible child
abuse and neglect. Professionals and
concerned citizens can call statewide
hotlines, local child protective services,
or law enforcement agencies to share
their concerns (Bureau, 2015).

Caucasian

49.7%

AfricanAmerican

23.1%

Hispanic

17.4%

American
Indians/ Alaska
Native

1.2%

Asian Pacific

Percentage Maltreated

Less than 1%
(Assoication,
2015)

Alabama Statistics
A child is abused or neglected every 56 minutes
49th among states in its infant
mortality rate
9% of children do not have health
insurance (Alabama, 2012)

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