To fail to heed or take note of or disregard. The act of neglecting, or the state of being neglected. An instance of neglect. It has been stated by many victims of neglect as children, that they preferred abuse to neglect. That is, negative attention is more tolerable than no attention at all.
Family violence is on the increase in all segments of society, and affects everyone.
The plan and purpose of God would be two fold. This will be discussed in greater detail in the segment on treatment.