The Blue Ribbon 5 Step Online Training -
The steps below can be read out loud as a group or printed and handed out with discussion time at the close of each session.
1. What is Child Abuse
“Any act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.”
3. Signs of Child Abuse
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Frequent injuries such as bruises, cuts, black eyes, or burns without adequate explanations
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Frequent complaints of pain without obvious injury
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Burns or bruises in unusual patterns that may indicate the use of an instrument or human bite; cigarette burns on any part of the body
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Lack of reaction to pain
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Aggressive, disruptive, and destructive behavior
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Passive, withdrawn, and emotionless behavior
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Fear of going home or seeing parents
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Injuries that appear after a child has not been seen for several days
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Unreasonable clothing that may hide injuries to arms or legs
4. Statistics
679,000 children are confirmed as new victims of maltreatment in the U.S.; that is 9.1 per 1,000 children.
An estimated 6.4 million children received a CPS investigation, meaning they were likely at-risk for abuse or neglect. Children of all ages are abused and neglected 1 in 6 boys will be abused and 1 in 4 girls will experience sexual abuse before turning 18 years old.
When momma doesn't come home I hold her clothes because they smell like her and I miss her.
- N. Marie, 3rd grade,
victim of child neglect