SECTION I

Incidence and Impact of Abuse and Neglect on Children

We are living through the greatest times in history in terms of material prosperity, but it will be a commentary on our times and our individual and collective lives if we do nothing about these horrors known as child abuse. Here, in the greatest country in the world, I ask you - How can we honestly proclaim ourselves the stewards of our time if we allow this to go on?

Tom Brokaw, News Commentator

Section I: Incidence and Impact of Abuse and Neglect on Children

• Section I: home

• Chapter 1: Incidence and Prevalence
  

  • Who Are These Children?
  • Neglect
  • Physical Abuse
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Emotional Abuse

• Chapter 2: Impact of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development

  • Impact of Abuse and Neglect on Early Brain Development
  • Immediate and Long Term Behavioral Effects of Abuse and Neglect
  • Trauma and Learning
  • Resiliency and Early Intervention