While both types of charges are taken very seriously, child neglect and child abuse in Nevada are two separate offenses. Generally, child neglect occurs when a parent or guardian fails to give their child appropriate nourishment, housing, supervision, healthcare, or abandons their child.
The major difference between child neglect and child abuse in Nevada is that abuse requires the parent to intentionally perpetrate or allow physical or mental harm onto their children. Whereas child neglect charges can be filed even when a parent isn’t intentionally causing or allowing harm.