Abstract
In this paper we analyze the phenomenon of abuse and neglect in Romania in order to reduce the incidence of this phenomenon. This paper addresses issues regarding: the description of child abuse, types of child abuse (e.g.: physical abuse; sexual abuse; emotional / psychological abuse and child neglect), particularities of children abuse in Romania, and some therapeutic models used in treating the effects of child abuse.
Highlights
European integration has raised the pressure on the Romanian government to implement children’s rights, develop its social policies and services, and to improve quality of life for its children
“The National Strategy for the Protection of the Rights of the Child 2014-2020 in Romania was developed through multi-stakeholder consultations, including with civil society organizations and children
2008), we can talk about the existence of physical abuse of the child both in the context in which the acts committed by the caregiver do not cause physical signs of harm, and in the case in which they cause permanent disability, disfigurement or even death of the child
Summary
European integration has raised the pressure on the Romanian government to implement children’s rights, develop its social policies and services, and to improve quality of life for its children. Leeb et al, 2008), we can talk about the existence of physical abuse of the child both in the context in which the acts committed by the caregiver do not cause physical signs of harm, and in the case in which they cause permanent disability, disfigurement or even death of the child. This type of abuse involves punishments of a physical and disciplinary nature. Devries et al (2018, apud. Buchanan et al, 2020) showed that “out of a sample of 13,830 people from 171 different countries, 50% of them reported that the abusers were part of their families”
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