4 Adolescent girls reporting physical or sexual abuse are at increased risk for not getting needed care. 1 Violence in the home has been listed as a major factor contributing to the growth of reports of child abuse and neglect. 2 Children may be abused as a way of punishing and controlling the adult victim of domestic violence. Children who live in a household with domestic violence may be hurt unintentionally as a result of being present during a violent episode, both physically and emotionally. Child abuse and domestic violence go hand in hand.
Episodes occur with some regularity and tend to get more serious.
Children who are abused will be more apt to abuse their own children, and children growing up in a violent home will be more apt to perpetrate violence when they are adults. Home visitations for education and support of at-risk families. Offering community child care can help parents reduce stress. Provide counseling for children of abuse or neglect. 24 hour family support services.