Violence against children and adolescent

Violence Against Children and Adolescents Introduction Child abuse has become a significant concern in American and other countries as millions of children and adolescents are being placed at risk daily. In 1990, over 2 million cases of child abuse and neglect have been reported to social and human services agencies. In the period 1979 through 1988, about 2,000 child deaths (ages 0-17) were recorded annually because of abuse and neglect (McClain et al., 1993), and an additional 160,000 cases resulted in serious injuries in 1990 alone (Daro and McCurdy, 1991).Child abuse can be defined as physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Other forms of abuse include neglect, malnutrition, and human trafficking as many adolescents are victims of.