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