Articles of category "Effects of chronic maltreatment and treatment"

In the mind of some adults, a child is never too young to be the object of chronic maltreatment. For that reason, a child is never too young to hear about ways to prevent such maltreatment. The following article focuses in on one particular type of maltreatment—sexual abuse. It gives specific ways by which a child of any age can be taught how to avoid sexual abuse.

In regard to children in the foster care system, the element of chronic maltreatment is an issue that can not be ignored. Because the children in the system are taken out of homes that are often full with neglect, mistreatment and often parents who abuse drugs and/or alcohol, many children need to be evaluated to see the effects of the ongoing maltreatment they had to endure.