Detection and Management of Child Abuse Cases

Question: Discuss about theDetection and Management of Child Abuse Cases. Answer: Introduction Child Abuse is a hidden epidemic that children are suffering across the globe. Children are getting severely affected by the abuses that are physical, mental, sexual, and emotional. It is important to detect the signs of abuse and take steps to treat and bring them out of the trauma they are suffering from. Steps are taken to manage the situation, but still, a lot need to be done to make the world a better place to live (Gan, 2011). Issues, Measures, and Improvement Child abuse is a well-known suffering; steps to protect children against it are being taken. Still, the rate of child abuse cases is increasing every day. There are many factors that influence child abuses. Individual, family and environmental factors increase or decrease the risk of child abuse (McDonald, 2007). Victimization factor which includes childs age, special needs like intellectual disabilities, chronic physical illnesses, and mental health issues also added a risk factor. Social issues like a single parent or young parental age, low income, parental mental health, history of abuse of a parent, social isolation, parenting stress, and poor child-parent relationship lead to increased child abuse cases. Though these factors provide information about the children who are at maximum risk of child abuse and neglect, these are not direct causes and cannot predict the abuser (WHO, 2007). World-wide actions are being taken to detect and help the abused child and also measures are taken to decrease the child abuse cases. Ms. Lim a doctor working with Child Protective Services informed about a case where a child of 3 years was regularly beaten by her father when the case came to them they straight forward taken action and sent the child in the foster care (Rong, 2016). This is an example that measures are being taken to stop child abuse. There are other measures also like advising a parent if they are facing difficulties in managing children, teaching children about sexual abuse to prevent it. Along with it, there are few legislative frameworks to stop child abuse that includes The Children and Young Persons Act (CPYA), The Child Care Centres Act, and Inter-Ministry Working Group on the Management of Child Abuse ("Singapore landmark ruling in transgender child abuse case - BBC News," 2016). Many pieces of evidences that include scientific literature state that child abuse can be prevented. Still, little thought has been given to child abuse prevention regarding policy and research. A boy named Daniel lost his life as he was abused by his mother and her boyfriend who are now sentenced to jail for four years. Before Daniel, they had made a girl name Fiona also suffer the same faith, but nothing was done at that time ("Singapore landmark ruling in transgender child abuse case - BBC News," 2016). If steps were taken at the right moment, then Daniel may have survived. The report says The Ministry of Social and Family Development and Child Protective Services received more than 2,000 inquiries and reports of child abuse in the year 2015. Out of these 551 incidents were of serious abuse. From 2012-2014 there is an increase of 40% serious child abuse cases (Baharudin, Rong, Leo, 2016). This proves that existing measures are not sufficient to stop the increasing child abuse. St ern and serious measures need to be taken to stop the cruelty against children. Child Abuse is not a problem that has easy solutions. Though, improvement in the child protection, prevention, and treatment are not beyond reach. The greatest obstacle is the lack of information and awareness about child abuse and responding to child abuse. No serious legal rules are being in use that brings terror in the mind of people who abuse children (WHO, 2007). Some improvements that can be brought in the measures of preventing child abuse are by providing information for effective action against child abuse, making people aware how to prevent child abuse, effective and efficient care services for families of the victim that includes the protection for the victim and some stern rules in the law. All these together can help in decreasing the increasing rate of child abuse around the world ("Singapore landmark ruling in transgender child abuse case - BBC News," 2016). Conclusion Abusing innocent children mentally, physically, sexually, or emotionally cannot be justified in any way. It is very important that steps should be taken to identify if any child is going through the trauma of child abuse and serious punishment should be given to the abuser so that it cannot repeat his/her criminal task again. Information and awareness about child abuse and how it can be prevented should be given regularly till it ends completely. Children are future of the world if they have a traumatized childhood then they will not be able to prosper in their life with full happiness that they are liable of. Hence, it is important that everyone should take steps to prevent child abuse to spread its wings and harm innocent children. References Baharudin, H., Rong, S., Leo, L. (2016).Why didn't anyone protect Daniel from abuse?.The Straits Times. Gan, G. (2011).Management of Child Abuse in Singapore. McDonald, K. (2007).Child Abuse: Approach and Management - American Family Physician.Aafp.org. Rong, S. (2016).Playing a part in stopping child abuse.AsiaOne. 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