Child abuse

Child abuse or child maltreatment is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, especially by a parent or a caregiver. This is meant to be a learning resouces where educational and research materials related to child abuse and neglect can be organized and developed.

Discussion questions and essay ideas

 * What can be done to help reduce the prevalence of child abuse?
 * How might reducing poverty help to lower the rates of child abuse?

Wikipedia

 * Child abuse
 * Child sexual abuse
 * Laws regarding child sexual abuse
 * Child sexual abuse laws in the United States
 * Child neglect
 * Adverse childhood experiences
 * Stress in early childhood
 * Early childhood trauma
 * Pedophilia
 * Verbal abuse
 * Alcoholism in family systems
 * Psychological abuse
 * Trafficking of children
 * Female genital mutilation

External

 * Screening Children
 * Child Abuse and Neglect in the Home (ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing)
 * What You Can Do to Prevent Child Abuse
 * Save a Child: How to Identify and Report Child Abuse
 * Government Resources: Society: Child Abuse