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Abuse, what is it?

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Tetsou





Messages number: 3130
Age: 24
Join date: 2006-07-14

Subject: Abuse, what is it? Wed 19 Jul 2006, 13: 19

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Definitions

* "Any form of violence, impairment or mental, and physical brutality of abandonment or neglect, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual violence" according to article 19 of the international convention of the rights of the child (UN, 1989).

* According to ODAS (decentralized Observatory of social action, 1993):
o "the abused child is victim of physical abuse, mental cruelty, sexual abuse, severe neglect having serious consequences for their physical and psychological development"
o "child in danger is experiencing conditions of existence which may endanger his health, its security, morals, education, or maintenance, but who is so far not ill-treated."


Abuse issues

* In France each year 75,000 children are victims of abuse and 2 die every day.
* One in ten children endure sexual violence.
* For 80% of adult abusive have even mistreated (but approximately 93% of children abused in their childhood become good parents in adulthood).

In France, in 1995, justice was seized of 35,000 cases of maltreatment on child; in 2002, this figure has increased to 49 000. In 90% of cases, it came from the immediate family (father in 46% of cases, the mother in 26% of cases).

According the world Organization of health (who), the mistreatment of children constitute a major public health problem worldwide, with 40 million children concerned. "Abused children present a range of physical, affective disorders and development which may prevent lead healthy and productive lives." In addition to health problems, abused children have educational difficulties, substance abuse problems and trouble with the law. "It is a public health issue of critical importance for the World Health Organization and a challenge for the next Millennium" says Dr. Bjorn Thylefors, Director of the Department who on trauma, disability prevention and rehabilitation. Those holding parental authority will therefore be punished more severely because it is an abuse of authority

Types of abuse

* Physical violence: physical ill-treatment means acts of violence such as shaking, beatings, Burns, poisoning, etc. Physical violence is visible, that is, and yet inevitably the most reported step because many parents beat their children consider this practice as normal. They are often also adult immature, formerly beaten, psychologically fragile and readily prone to abuse (alcohol, drugs). They represent about one third of cases of maltreatment on child in France.

* Heavy negligence: it includes failure to feed, care, hygiene, surveillance and protection. They represent about one third of cases of maltreatment on child in France.

* Psychic violence: they include acts of sadism, mental cruelty, humiliation, of bullying, rejection, emotional refusal, non-adapted to the age and development requirements child (, the requirement of a school or sports over-investment can be psychic violence to the child). They represent about one-tenth of the cases of maltreatment on child in France.

* Sexual abuse: they include incest, rape, indecent assault, the use of children for pornography or prostitution. This type of abuse is far more common within the close family, but can be imposed by a third party, including a person of authority such as a teacher or a priest, a cult, a Mafia organisation. Sexual abuse were also well physical far-reaching consequences (trauma, pregnancies, venereal diseases, etc.) that Psychic with highly increased risk of suicide, depression, and serious mental illness among abused children. They represent about one third of cases of maltreatment on child in France.

A Canadian study, conducted in 2001 by the Ministry of health of the Government of the Canada, using the definition of who helped to obtain the following results regarding the cases of abuse of children in the family environment:

* Physically abused 31 %
* 10% Sexual abuse
* Neglect 40 %
* Psychological violence 19 %

The authors of all of this violence are:

* Biological mother 61 %
* Biological father 38 %
* Father-in-law 9 %
* Mother-in-law 3 %
* Homestay 1 %
* Another Member of the family 7 %

(total greater than 100% because an act of abuse may be practised by the father and the biological mother, stepfather and the biological mother, ect...).

In the case of sexual abuse, fathers are involved in 15% of open investigations. Throughout these surveys the percentage of complaints is distributed according to the following breakdown:

* Corroborated 20 %
* Presumed 20 %
* Unsubstantiated 60 %


It is important to note that the same year for the same kind of studies, the United States results are almost identical (with + or - 2%). Always on American soil, the percentage of female infanticide in him represented a rate of 1.62 per 100,000. The authors of these infanticide were distributed as follows:

* Parent only 32 %
* Single father 11 %
* Both parents 21 %
* Mother with someone else than Fr. 16 %
* Father with someone other than the mother 1 %
* Another Member of the family 5 %
* Homestay 6 %
* Another close 6%
* Unknown 2 %


In Europe, the obtaining of reliable statistics remains difficult. Can you then admit that North American results, in particular Canadian reflect major trends on the type, causes and perpetrators of abuse in European countries? Some older sociologists and European scientists assert that Yes...


Roles of family members, doctor, teacher:

Identifying abuse

Physical signs:

* bruising,
* bruising,
* scratches,
* Burns,
* alopecia plates (pulled hair Tufts)
* bites
* multiple fractures of different ages on x-ray of the entire skeleton syndrome (Silverman)
* wounds multiple and different ages.

Mental and behavioural signs:

* the language delay
* psychomotor retardation,
* psycho-motor instability,
* educational difficulties or sudden decline in academic performance,
* child depressive syndrome (often difficult to locate: sadness, isolation, aggressiveness, decrease anxiety, provocative activities);
* truancy,
* fugue with refusal to return home (often not explained by the child);
* refusal to entrust their problems
* enuresis (the child begins to "pee in bed" after already own or delayed acquisition of cleanliness), encopresis, or
* sleep disorder
* food, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, pica, behavioural disorders

Cases of sexual abuse:

* activity masturbatoire compulsive and inappropriate,
* inappropriate sexual comments,
* sex games with fellow not appropriate for the age
* sometimes attempted rape on other children,
* obedience to authority of the adult
* identification with the aggressor in the games, dolls, drawings),
* changes in external appearance (dress and hygiene neglected),
* all dressed sleep with denial of visits (door locked),
* wounds of the genitals
* pregnancy,
* genital infections repeatedly.


Face à l'enfant

What can be done or said:

* Listen, let him speak.
* Think and tell him.
* Say what he says is important, that you are listening.
* The reassuring, saying that he is not guilty.
* Say that you cannot help him alone, but you will take steps to competent persons.
* If the child application secret, tell him that you have not the right, the Act makes you duty to take steps with him so that he receive the help he needs.
* Controlling emotions, not to aggravate the trauma
* Respect the desire of the child not to appoint the perpetrator of abuse

What you can't do:

* Contact parents (in the case of intra-familiaux sexual abuse or maltreatment serious).
* Turn maintenance into an interrogation.
* Minimize the facts.
* To be locked up in secret.

In all cases, do not stay alone and did not hesitate to contact competent and responsible people.


Report abuse:

By France (www.droitsenfant.com)

The Act say?

* For professionals, educators, social workers, physicians, teachers, the principle of professional secrecy defined by articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the penal code. However persons permanently bound to professional secrecy must always tell the ill-treatment of minors under 15 years. The revelation of the secret in this case is possible (article 226-14 of the penal code).
* In all cases any person having knowledge of the existence of a child abused or assumed to be must notify medical, legal or administrative authorities. Not doing so would fall under the influence of non-assistance to anyone in danger (article 443-3 of the penal code).


When to report?

When (or suspected) impaired physical or mental, sexual abuse, neglect or ill-treatment perpetrated on a person under 18 years of his parents or adults in a position of responsibility towards it. But also:

* disproportionate educational requirements
* rejection of contempt, manifestations of emotional abandonment

The concept of likelihood of danger or hazard is sometimes difficult to assess. It is the accumulation of various indicators can alert professionals involved with children.

Why report?

To stop the danger of abuse. It is a legal obligation:

* articles 434-1 and 3 of the new penal code on the concealment of crime and offences and courteously to anyone in danger;
* articles 226-13 and 14 of the new penal code concerning professional secrecy.

Competent departments may take steps to protect a child or help her family in trouble, after making an assessment of the situation.

Who report?

* To the Inspector of the departmental service of child welfare
* To the physician in charge of the maternal and child welfare service
* To the procureur de la République represented by the juvenile prosecutor at the tribunal de grande instance in cases of extreme seriousness or urgency
Orienterons in makers riding of health and social action, PMI physicians, school social service, school medical service, teachers, the social service of your Town Hall (CCAS).


That report?

All elements that may constitute a presumption or a finding of deprivation or neglect, abuse etc. The author of the report is not required to provide proof of the facts.

How to report?

* Writing:

1 Details of the person who reported your situation (or profession), your service if necessary, your contact information.
2 Coordinates of the minor concerned (identity of the child, age or date of birth, name (s) of the parents, parents address (s))
3. Detailed description of the facts (facts observed or reported without value judgment)

* By phone (in emergency situations): an alert called by a professional, however, must be confirmed in a writing.
* National green phone: 119




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