- Children develop a range of maladaptive behaviors which can become pathological problems
- Children cannot make sense of when they are introduced to abuse, they are much more immature and make less sense of it due to the fact a majority of the abuse comes from personal friends/family and inside their own home
- Consequences:
* Behavioral
- Difficulties during adolescence--> 25% more likely to experience problems like delinquency, teen pregnancy, low academic achievement, drug use, mental health problems, etc.
- Juvenile delinquency/adult criminality--> 11 times more likely to be arrested for criminal behavior, 2.7 times more likely to be arrested for violent behavior as an adult.
- Alcohol/Drug use--> more likely to smoke cigarettes, abuse alcohol, take illicit drugs during lifetime.
- Abusive behavior--> abusive parents often experienced abuse during own childhoods, estimated 1/3 of abused/neglected children will victimize own kids.
* Societal
- Direct costs--> associated with maintaining child welfare system to investigate/respond to child abuse and neglect, expenditures by judicial, law enforcement, health and mental systems, etc.
- Indirect costs--> substance abuse, unemployment, cost of education services/health care system.
* Psychological
- Difficulties during infancy--> depression/withdrawal symptoms are common
- Poor mental/emotional health--> as many as 80% of young adults who;d been abused met diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at age 21, develop problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicide attempts, panic disorder, ADHD, ADD, etc.
- Cognitive difficulties--> children who;d been abused scored lower in cognitive capacity, language development, and academic achievement.
- Social difficulties--> likely to develop antisocial traits as they grow pup, violent behavior/personality disorders.
* Physical Health
- Shaken baby syndrome--> common form of child abuse, injuries caused by shaking a baby may not be immediately noticeable and may include bleeding in brain/eyes, damage to the spinal cord and neck, and rib/bone fractures.
- Impaired brain development--> caused important regions of the brain to fail//grow properly, found more than 3/4 of foster children between 1-2 yrs. of age to be at medium-high risk food problems with brain development.
- Poor physical health--> children introduced to abuse more likely to suffer ailments like allergies, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, high blood pressure, and ulcers.
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