Child Abuse: A Growing Problem

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study was done by David G. Gil, author of Violence Against Children: Physical Child Abuse in the United States and Journal of Marriage and Family, conducted a study about the types of child that was abused. His findings indicated that children of all ages are abused. He also found that abused children are more likely to come from single-parent homes or from large families. Income, occupation, and education are all factors that indicate the higher rates of abuse. Most children in his sample were abused by their mothers, and fewer than half the abused children in his sample were living with their biological fathers (Coleman et al. 2006: 39).

As the growing numbers of cases are seen in the area of child abuse, society must take more precautionary methods to increase awareness and willingness of victims to speak out, and be sure that the many support groups are available to them. "The child abuse dilemma is complicated by yet another disturbing question. How can a society that is ...

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is drug abuse. However, drug abuse does not stand-alone. Those parents who are addicted to various drugs are often times putting themselves and their children into the welfare system. This "tornado" of drug abuse cases is in fact leaving behind abused and neglected children.

Children that are disabled are at greater risk for abuse by their parents and/or caregivers. There is the factor of stress that is placed on those around the child, therefore adding higher physical, social, emotional, and economic demands on the family. The requirements of special needs, which can take a toll financially on the family, are often neglected. Society often times turns a blind eye to those disabled ...

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