Child Protection
Children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. It primarily focuses on investigating and intervening in cases of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect.
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Child Protection - Emotional Abuse
Child Protection - Emotional Abuse
Persistent emotional maltreatment of a child causing severe and persistent adverse effects on the child's emotional development. This can include psychological abuse, neglect of emotional needs, and exposure to domestic violence.
Child Protection - Neglect
Child Protection - Neglect
The persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. This can include failing to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or emotional warmth.
Child Protection - Physical Abuse
Child Protection - Physical Abuse
Actual or likely physical harm to a child, including hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, scalding, or otherwise causing physical injury.
Child Protection - Sexual Abuse
Child Protection - Sexual Abuse
Forcing or enticing a child to engage in sexual activities, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. This includes non-contact sexual activities such as exposure to pornography, as well as physical contact.
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