Crime Prevention : Safety Tips

Child Abuse

What is child abuse?

Child abuse is generally defined as non-accidental injury, sexual abuse,
emotional abuse, trauma inflicted on a minor by a parent or other care-giver.

Several social factors contribute to child abuse. The most common are:

• Substance abuse;
• Economic abuse;
• Stress;
• Lack of family support network; and
• History abuse

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