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April 2022 is National Child Abuse Prevention Month CYbertraps 120
- White House Proclamation
- Goals
- Condemn and combat child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual, and online sexual exploitation
- Heighten awareness of risk factors
- Highlight importance of supporting families
- Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic and educational levels, and in all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Key tool for fighting child abuse is prevention
- Goals
- Child Abuse Statists – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- At least 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse or neglect in the past year
- In 2019, there were 73 million children in U.S.
- In 2019, 1,840 children died from abuse and/or neglect
- Long-term economic burden of child abuse and neglect is enormous
- 2015 estimate – $428 billion, comparable to economic costs of strokes and Type 2 diabetes
- Risk factors
- Risk Factors for Individual Perpetrators
- Caregivers with drug or alcohol issues
- Caregivers with mental health issues, including depression
- Caregivers who don’t understand children’s needs or development
- Caregivers who were abused or neglected as children
- Caregivers who are young or single parents or parents with many children
- Caregivers with low education or income
- Caregivers experiencing high levels of parenting stress and economic stress
- Caregivers who use spanking and other forms of corporal punishment for discipline
- Caregivers in the home who are not a biological parent
- Caregivers with attitudes accepting of or justifying violence or aggression
- Risk Factors for Families
- Families that have family members in jail or prison
- Families that are isolated from and not connected to other people (extended family, friends, neighbors)
- Family violence, including relationship violence
- Families with high conflict and negative communication styles
- Risk Factors in Communities
- Communities with high rates of violence and crime
- Communities with high rates of poverty and limited educational and economic opportunities
- Communities with high unemployment rates
- Communities with easy access to drugs and alcohol
- Communities where neighbors don’t know or look out for each other and there is low community involvement among residents
- Communities with few community activities for young people
- Communities with unstable housing and where residents move frequently
- Communities where families frequently experience food insecurity
- Risk Factors for Individual Perpetrators
- At least 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse or neglect in the past year
- Role of Technology
- Number of children using a mobile device has more than doubled in last few years
- Parents have legitimate concerns about online safety
- “Sad fishing” – Predators search “for kids who seem sad, lonely, or depressed based on their public profiles on a variety of social media platforms.”
- “Online sexual exploitation”
- Grooming
- Live streaming
- consuming child sexual abuse material
- Coercing and blackmailing children for sexual purposes (“sexploitation”)
- Preventative Measures
- Child Abuse in General
- Individuals
- Caregivers who create safe, positive relationships with children
- Caregivers who practice nurturing parenting skills and provide emotional support
- Caregivers who can meet basic needs of food, shelter, education, and health services
- Caregivers who have a college degree or higher and have steady employment
- Families
- Families with strong social support networks and stable, positive relationships with the people around them
- Families where caregivers are present and interested in the child
- Families where caregivers enforce household rules and engage in child monitoring
- Families with caring adults outside the family who can serve as role models or mentors
- Communities
- Communities with access to safe, stable housing
- Communities where families have access to high-quality preschool
- Communities where families have access to nurturing and safe childcare
- Communities where families have access to safe, engaging after school programs and activities
- Communities where families have access to medical care and mental health services
- Communities where families have access to economic and financial help
- Communities where adults have work opportunities with family-friendly policies
- Individuals
- Online Sexual Abuse
- Familiarize yourself with the apps and online services used by each child and supervise activity
- Open lines of communication
- Acknowledge importance of online interactions for children
- Persistent discussion of online safety over a long period time, beginning early and adjusting to age and maturity of each child
- Clear and reasonable rules regarding online activity, developed in conversation with each child
- Deploy technology to assist in child safety, but don’t expect it to replace adult supervision
- Assist each child in setting and adjusting privacy controls
- Child Abuse in General
- Resources - #2022–04–04 Children’s Trust Fund of Alabama Awards Grant to Create Digital Safety Video to Better Educate Alabaman’s Youth https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/566781873/children-s-trust-fund-of-alabama-awards-grant-to-create-digital-safety-video-to-better-educate-alabama-s-youth - #2022–04–03 April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Maui events promote healthy keiki https://mauinow.com/2022/04/03/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-maui-events-promote-healthy-keiki/ - #2022–04–02 Juneau recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/juneau-recognizes-child-abuse-prevention-month/ - #2022–04–01 Nebraska To Recognize April As Child Abuse Prevention Month https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-to-Recognize-April-as-Child-Abuse-Prevention-Month–04012022.aspx - #2022–03–31 A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/31/a-proclamation-on-national-child-abuse-prevention-month–2022/ - #2022–03–28 Flickr Press Release https://blog.flickr.net/en/2022/03/28/building-a-safer-flickr-for-generations-to-come/ - #2022–03–16 Protecting children from online abuse https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse - #2021–11–01 How to protect children from online sexual harm https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/news-blogs/how-to-protect-children-from-online-sexual-harm/ - #2021–10–25 U.S. Depart...
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- White House Proclamation
- Goals
- Condemn and combat child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual, and online sexual exploitation
- Heighten awareness of risk factors
- Highlight importance of supporting families
- Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic and educational levels, and in all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Key tool for fighting child abuse is prevention
- Goals
- Child Abuse Statists – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- At least 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse or neglect in the past year
- In 2019, there were 73 million children in U.S.
- In 2019, 1,840 children died from abuse and/or neglect
- Long-term economic burden of child abuse and neglect is enormous
- 2015 estimate – $428 billion, comparable to economic costs of strokes and Type 2 diabetes
- Risk factors
- Risk Factors for Individual Perpetrators
- Caregivers with drug or alcohol issues
- Caregivers with mental health issues, including depression
- Caregivers who don’t understand children’s needs or development
- Caregivers who were abused or neglected as children
- Caregivers who are young or single parents or parents with many children
- Caregivers with low education or income
- Caregivers experiencing high levels of parenting stress and economic stress
- Caregivers who use spanking and other forms of corporal punishment for discipline
- Caregivers in the home who are not a biological parent
- Caregivers with attitudes accepting of or justifying violence or aggression
- Risk Factors for Families
- Families that have family members in jail or prison
- Families that are isolated from and not connected to other people (extended family, friends, neighbors)
- Family violence, including relationship violence
- Families with high conflict and negative communication styles
- Risk Factors in Communities
- Communities with high rates of violence and crime
- Communities with high rates of poverty and limited educational and economic opportunities
- Communities with high unemployment rates
- Communities with easy access to drugs and alcohol
- Communities where neighbors don’t know or look out for each other and there is low community involvement among residents
- Communities with few community activities for young people
- Communities with unstable housing and where residents move frequently
- Communities where families frequently experience food insecurity
- Risk Factors for Individual Perpetrators
- At least 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse or neglect in the past year
- Role of Technology
- Number of children using a mobile device has more than doubled in last few years
- Parents have legitimate concerns about online safety
- “Sad fishing” – Predators search “for kids who seem sad, lonely, or depressed based on their public profiles on a variety of social media platforms.”
- “Online sexual exploitation”
- Grooming
- Live streaming
- consuming child sexual abuse material
- Coercing and blackmailing children for sexual purposes (“sexploitation”)
- Preventative Measures
- Child Abuse in General
- Individuals
- Caregivers who create safe, positive relationships with children
- Caregivers who practice nurturing parenting skills and provide emotional support
- Caregivers who can meet basic needs of food, shelter, education, and health services
- Caregivers who have a college degree or higher and have steady employment
- Families
- Families with strong social support networks and stable, positive relationships with the people around them
- Families where caregivers are present and interested in the child
- Families where caregivers enforce household rules and engage in child monitoring
- Families with caring adults outside the family who can serve as role models or mentors
- Communities
- Communities with access to safe, stable housing
- Communities where families have access to high-quality preschool
- Communities where families have access to nurturing and safe childcare
- Communities where families have access to safe, engaging after school programs and activities
- Communities where families have access to medical care and mental health services
- Communities where families have access to economic and financial help
- Communities where adults have work opportunities with family-friendly policies
- Individuals
- Online Sexual Abuse
- Familiarize yourself with the apps and online services used by each child and supervise activity
- Open lines of communication
- Acknowledge importance of online interactions for children
- Persistent discussion of online safety over a long period time, beginning early and adjusting to age and maturity of each child
- Clear and reasonable rules regarding online activity, developed in conversation with each child
- Deploy technology to assist in child safety, but don’t expect it to replace adult supervision
- Assist each child in setting and adjusting privacy controls
- Child Abuse in General
- Resources - #2022–04–04 Children’s Trust Fund of Alabama Awards Grant to Create Digital Safety Video to Better Educate Alabaman’s Youth https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/566781873/children-s-trust-fund-of-alabama-awards-grant-to-create-digital-safety-video-to-better-educate-alabama-s-youth - #2022–04–03 April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Maui events promote healthy keiki https://mauinow.com/2022/04/03/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-maui-events-promote-healthy-keiki/ - #2022–04–02 Juneau recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/juneau-recognizes-child-abuse-prevention-month/ - #2022–04–01 Nebraska To Recognize April As Child Abuse Prevention Month https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-to-Recognize-April-as-Child-Abuse-Prevention-Month–04012022.aspx - #2022–03–31 A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/31/a-proclamation-on-national-child-abuse-prevention-month–2022/ - #2022–03–28 Flickr Press Release https://blog.flickr.net/en/2022/03/28/building-a-safer-flickr-for-generations-to-come/ - #2022–03–16 Protecting children from online abuse https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse - #2021–11–01 How to protect children from online sexual harm https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/news-blogs/how-to-protect-children-from-online-sexual-harm/ - #2021–10–25 U.S. Depart...