Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect What children tell us about abuse and neglect Possible Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect Neglect Emotional Physical Sexual Abuse Abuse Abuse Tired/listless Failure to thrive Unexplained injuries Age inappropriate Unkempt Attention seeking Injuries on certain sexual parts of the body Poor hygiene Over ready to relate to others Injuries in various promiscuity Untreated medical stages of healing conditions Low self esteem Wary of adults/ Injuries that reflect an running away Medical Apathy article used from home appointments missed Depression/self Flinching when Eating harm approached Constantly hungry Drink/drug/solvent self harm or stealing food abuse Reluctant to change Unexplained Over eats when Persistently being Crying/ instability gifts/ money food is available over protective Afraid of home Stomach pains Poor growth Constantly when walking or shouting at, Behavioural extremes sitting Poor/late threatening or attendance demeaning a child Apathy/depression Bedwetting Being regularly left Withholding love Wanting arms and Recurrent alone or and affection legs covered even in genital unsupervised very hot weather discharge / Regularly infections Dressed humiliating a child inappropriately for Sexually the weather transmitted condition diseases Having few friends and/or being withdrawn
Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect What children tell us about abuse and neglect Possible Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect Neglect Emotional Abuse Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Tired/listless Unkempt Poor hygiene Untreated medical conditions Medical appointments missed Constantly hungry or stealing food Over eats when food is available Poor growth Poor/late attendance Being regularly left alone or unsupervised Dressed inappropriately for the weather condition Having few friends and/or being withdrawn Failure to thrive Attention seeking Over ready to relate to others Low self esteem Apathy Depression/self harm Drink/drug/solvent abuse Persistently being over protective Constantly shouting at, threatening or demeaning a child Withholding love and affection Regularly humiliating a child Unexplained injuries Injuries on certain parts of the body Injuries in various stages of healing Injuries that reflect an article used Flinching when approached Reluctant to change Crying/ instability Afraid of home Behavioural extremes Apathy/depression Wanting arms and legs covered even in very hot weather Age inappropriate sexual promiscuity Wary of adults/ running away from home Eating self harm Unexplained gifts/ money Stomach pains when walking or sitting Bedwetting Recurrent genital discharge / infections Sexually transmitted diseases