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Virginia 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 Virginia Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect
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Physical Abuse - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 'Abused or neglected child' means any child younger than age 18:
Whose parents or other person responsible for his or her care creates or inflicts, threatens to create or inflict, or allows to be created or inflicted, upon the child a physical or mental injury by other than accidental means, or creates a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or impairment of bodily or mental functions Who is with the parent or other responsible person either (1) during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of a schedule I or II controlled substance, or (2) during the unlawful sale of such substance, where such manufacture, attempted manufacture, or unlawful sale would constitute a felony violation Whose parents or other responsible person creates a substantial risk of physical or mental injury by knowingly leaving the child alone in the same dwelling, including an apartment, with a person to whom the child is not related by blood or marriage and who the parent or other responsible person knows has been convicted of an offense against a minor for which registration is required as a violent sexual offender
Neglect - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 'Abused or neglected child' means any child younger than age 18:
Whose parents or other person responsible for his or her care neglects or refuses to provide care necessary for his or her health Who is without parental care or guardianship caused by the unreasonable absence or the mental or physical incapacity of the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person standing in loco parentis
Sexual Abuse/Exploitation - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 The term 'abused or neglected child' includes any child younger than age 18 whose parents or other person responsible for his or her care commits or allows to be committed any act of sexual exploitation or any sexual act upon a child in violation of the law. Emotional Abuse - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 The term 'abused or neglected child' includes any child younger than age 18 whose parents or other person responsible for his or her care creates or inflicts, threatens to create or inflict, or allows to be created or inflicted upon the child a mental injury, or creates a substantial risk of impairment of mental functions. Abandonment - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 The term 'abused or neglected child' includes any child younger than age 18 whose parents or other person responsible for his or her care abandons the child. Standards for Reporting - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-1509 A report is required when there is reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected. Persons Responsible for the Child - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 Responsible persons include the child's parents or another person responsible for the care of the child. Exceptions - Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-100 No child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer, in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination, shall for that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child. Further, a decision by parents who have legal authority for the child or, in the absence of parents with legal authority for the child, any person with legal authority for the child who refuses a particular medical treatment for a child with a life-threatening condition shall not be deemed a refusal to provide necessary care if: