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Washington Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect | Child Abuse Stories
The actual number of child Fatalities is believed to be much higher than official statistics. More than 25 million reports of maltreatment made to government agencies in the last 10 years. 15,510 children died from child abuse and neglect during the 2001-2010 period. Child fatalities with unknown perpetrator relationship accounted for 5.6 percent. 1,640 children died in 2012 from abuse and neglect! From 2005 to 2009, Congress cut federal funding to states to treat and protect abused and neglected children by 17%. Child abuse and neglect costs America $109.1 billion a year In 2008, there were 758,289 victims of child abuse and neglect. Nearly three-quarters (70.3%) of all child fatalities were younger than 3 years 6,000,000 referrals to Child Protction Services every year in the U.S. In 2009, child neglect accounted for nearly 36 percent of fatalities. 80% of child fatalities involve parents 3/4ths of children who die from abuse or neglect are under 4 years old. Infants younger than 1 year old are 48% of child abuse and neglect fatalities. 4+ U.S. Children Die Every Day from Physical Child Abuse and Neglect Washington Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect
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Physical Abuse - Citation: Rev. Code §§ 26.44.020; 26.44.030; 9A.16.100 'Abuse or neglect' means the injury of a child by any person under circumstances that cause harm to the child's health, welfare, or safety, or the negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by a person responsible for or providing care to the child. An abused child is a child who has been subjected to child abuse or neglect.
'Severe abuse' means any of the following:
Any use of force on a child by any other person is unlawful unless it is reasonable and moderate and is authorized in advance by the child's parent or guardian for purposes of restraining or correcting the child. The following actions are presumed unreasonable when used to correct or restrain a child:
The age, size, and condition of the child and the location of the injury shall be considered when determining whether the bodily harm is reasonable or moderate. This list is illustrative of unreasonable actions and is not intended to be exclusive. Neglect - Citation: Rev. Code §§ 26.44.020; 9A.42.100 Negligent treatment or maltreatment' means an act or a failure to act, or the cumulative effects of a pattern of conduct, behavior, or inaction, that evidences a serious disregard of consequences of such magnitude as to constitute a clear and present danger to a child's health, welfare, or safety, including but not limited to conduct prohibited under § 9A.42.100 [endangerment with a controlled substance]. When considering whether a clear and present danger exists, evidence of a parent's substance abuse as a contributing factor to negligent treatment or maltreatment shall be given great weight.
It is 'endangerment with a controlled substance' if the person knowingly or intentionally permits a dependent child to be exposed to, ingest, inhale, or have contact with methamphetamine or ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or anhydrous ammonia, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, that are being used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers. Sexual Abuse/Exploitation - Citation: Rev. Code § 26.44.020 The term 'abuse or neglect' includes the sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child by any person under circumstances that indicate that the child's health, welfare, and safety are harmed.
'Sexual exploitation' includes:
Allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution by any person Allowing, permitting, encouraging, or engaging in the obscene or pornographic photographing, filming, or depicting of a child by any person Emotional Abuse This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed. Abandonment This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed. Standards for Reporting - Citation: Rev. Code § 26.44.030 A report is required when there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered abuse or neglect. Persons Responsible for the Child - Citation: Rev. Code § 26.44.020 Any person can be a responsible person. Exceptions - Citation: Rev. Code §§ 26.44.015; 26.44.020; 9A.16.100 This chapter shall not be construed to authorize interference with child-raising practices, including reasonable parental discipline, that are not injurious to a child's health, welfare, and safety.
No parent or guardian may be deemed abusive or neglectful solely by reason of the parent's or child's blindness, deafness, developmental disability, or other handicap.