Child Maltreatment

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  • A quarter of all adults report having been physically abused as children.
  • One in 5 women and 1 in 13 men report having been sexually abused as a child.
  • The consequences of child maltreatment include impaired lifelong physical and mental health, and social and occupational outcomes can ultimately slow a country's economic and social development.
  • Preventing child maltreatment before it starts is possible and requires a multisectoral approach.
  • Effective prevention programs support parents and teach positive parenting skills.
  • Ongoing care of children and families can reduce the risk of maltreatment reoccurring and can minimize its consequences.
    (Sources from WHO Child Maltreatment: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/child-maltreatment)
Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power. Exposure to intimate partner violence is also sometimes included as a form of child maltreatment (WHO,2016)

There is robust evidence of childhood maltreatment showed an increased risk for depression and anxiety in adult in later life. The effect is pervasive. childhood maltreatment has shown a significant impact on mental and physical health outcomes. Child abuse, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and exposure to intimate partner violence, has been associated with psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, suicidal ideation and attempts, etc. (Afifi et al. 2014). Adults who report being abused as children exhibited more post-traumatic stress symptoms, cognitive distortion, emotional distress (including depression and anxiety disorders), eat- ing disorders, sleep disorders, substance abuse, and avoidance (Briere & Elliott, 1994; Chen et al. 2010; Nanni et al. 2012).

The research tested on the projected reduction of mental disorders cases that could result from a reduction in child maltreatment. The PAFs estimate that over half of depression and anxiety cases worldwide are potentially attributable to childhood self-reported maltreatment. A 10– 25% reduction in childhood maltreatment could potentially prevent 31.36–80.28 million depression and anxiety cases worldwide. When using informant based reports approximately 9 million cases are attributable to childhood physical or sexual abuse. A 10–25% of reduction in the prevalence of such child abuse could potentially prevent 0.4–1 million cases.

PREVENTION IS THE KEY.
AWARENESS IS THE KEY.

Together, we must be aware of what is child maltreatment and stop it.


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