Lack of care that risks or causes harm to a child, including lack of food, clothing, supervision or medical attention. Any incident of sexual contact including rape, sodomy, and fondling. Sexual exploitation, including use of children for pornography and prostitution. Most of these fatalities were children under 5 years of age. Physical Abuse Abuse constitutes any physical injury to a child which has been caused by other than accidental means inlcuding injury which appears to be at variance with the explanation.
Abuses includes reckless and negligent use of drugs during pregnancy.
Neglect Neglect is negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child which causes actual harm or substantial risk of harm to a child's health, welfare and safety. Severe expressions of intent to inflict pain, injury, evil or punishment on a child. An avowed determination to injure the child presently or in the future. A caretaker telling a child that independent decisions then terrifying consequences and possibly death will happen Circumstances that expose children to domestic violence threatening a child's emotional and physical well-being. If the child abuse is severe or there is an immediate risk to the child, you should contact 911 immediately.