Physical harm may also be caused when Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a a parent or carer fabricates the result of maternal substance misuse; symptoms of, or deliberately induces, Once a child is born, neglect may involve a illness in a child. parent or carer failing to: Provide adequate food, clothing and shelter Fabricated Illness (including exclusion from home or The carer does not physically harm the abandonment); child but reports a clinical story which is Protect a child from physical and emotional fabricated. This is frequently ‘supported’ harm or danger; by false specimens e.g. use of menstrual Ensure adequate supervision (including the or animal blood; use of inadequate care-givers); Induced Illness Ensure access to appropriate medical care or The carer inflicts harm on the child e.g. treatment. poisoning, suffocation, tearing etc It may also include neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child’s basic emotional needs. Source: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 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 humiliating a child
Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child. Fabricated Illness The carer does not physically harm the child but reports a clinical story which is fabricated. This is frequently ‘supported’ by false specimens e.g. use of menstrual or animal blood; Induced Illness The carer inflicts harm on the child e.g. poisoning, suffocation, tearing etc Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance misuse; Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer failing to: Provide adequate food, clothing and shelter (including exclusion from home or abandonment); Protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger; Ensure adequate supervision (including the use of inadequate care-givers); Ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment. It may also include neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child’s basic emotional needs. Source: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 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 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
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