Aug 22, 2008 · The effects of child abuse can last a lifetime. You can make a difference and help the children you love grow up in a caring environment.

Nov 10, 2022 · Caregiver neglect, which can be intentional or unintentional, and involves intentionally failing to meet the physical, social, or emotional needs of the older person. Neglect can include …

Mar 21, 2025 · From an ethical perspective: The answer is usually straightforward. Standard 4.05 (a) of APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (the “Ethics Code”) allows …

Every year an estimated 4 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, or other forms of abuse and neglect. Those statistics may not tell the whole story. For every case of elder abuse …

APA recommends a national strategy to accurately count the number of children with disabilities who are maltreated.

Neglect is a failure to meet the child’s basic needs e.g., not providing enough food, shelter or basic supervision, necessary medical or mental health treatment, adequate education or emotional …

The Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect or child maltreatment as: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious …

CAPTA is a federal policy that incentivized states to create mandated reporting rules for abuse and neglect, and to adopt definitions of child abuse and child neglect that meet or surpass federal …

Jun 1, 2014 · The list of problems that stem from neglect reads like the index of the DSM: poor impulse control, social withdrawal, problems with coping and regulating emotions, low self-esteem, …

These guidelines are to promote sound practice using evidence-based and psychologically informed methods in conducting child protection evaluations.