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Mhinaaaa’s Reviewer MIDTERMS Second Semester

LITERACY TRAINING SERVICE 2


CHILD ABUSE • EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
- Any form of maltreatment by an adult, which is - An adult regularly berates the child, acts in
violent or threatening for the child a dismissive and hostile manner towards
the child or intentionally scares the child
CHILD NEGLECT - Includes:
- Failure of a parent or legal guardian to provide, o Rejection
for reasons other that poverty, adequate food, o Name calling, teasing, or bullying
clothing, shelter, basic education, or medical o Yelling
care, so as to seriously endanger the physical, o Isolation or locking a child up for
mental, social, and emotional growth and extended periods
development of the child
• NEGLECT
LAW IN RELATION TO CHILD ABUSE - Happens when a child’s basic needs are
not met, affecting their health and
R.A. 7610 development
Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, - Basic needs include:
Exploitation, and Discrimination Act o Food
o Housing and clean living conditions
- Provides a special protection to children from o Health care
all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty exploitation o Adequate clothing and supervision
and discrimination, and other conditions, o Personal hygiene
prejudicial their development
- Provides sanctions for their commission and • SEXUAL ABUSE
carry out a program for prevention and - Sexual contact which an adult forces upon
deterrence of and crisis intervention in a child
situations of child abuse, exploitation, and
discrimination WHAT IS THE CHILD PROTECTION ORGANIZATION IN
- “The State shall intervene on behalf of the child THE PHILIPPINES?
when the parent, guardian, teacher, or person
having care or custody of the child fails and is CHILD PROTECTION NETWORK (CPN)
unable to protect the child against abuse, - A non-government organization with expertise
exploitation, and discrimination, or when such on prevention and treatment of child abuse
acts against the child are committed by the - CPN’s work centers on increasing the
said parent, guardian, teacher, or person accessibility of services for abused children in
having care and custody of the same the Philippines

TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE WHERE CAN I REPORT CHILD ABUSES CASES?

• PHYSICAL ABUSE • Department of Social Welfare & Development


- Aggressive or violent behavior by one (DSWD) or Child Health and Intervention and
person toward another that results in bodily Protection Service (CHIPS) – Tel. No. 734-4216
injury, including: • Commission on Human Rights’ Child Rights
o Hitting Center – Tel. No. 927-4033 (mon-fri office hours)
o Shaking • Local Baranggay Units
o Choking
o Biting
o Throwing

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