The National Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Data System report defines neglect as “a type of maltreatment” that refers to the failure to provide needed, age-appropriate care. Professionals have defined four types of neglect including physical, emotional, educational and medical neglect.
Physical Neglect:
- Extreme delay in seeking necessary health care
- Child abandonment, inadequate supervision
- Rejection of child leading to expulsion from the home
- Failure to adequately provide for the child’s safety
Educational Neglect:
- When a child is allowed to engage in chronic truancy
- Not enrolled in school or receiving school training
- Not receiving needed special educational training
Emotional Neglect:
- Chronic or extreme spousal abuse in child’s presence
- Allowing a child to use drugs or alcohol
- Refusal or failure to provide needed psychological care
- Constant belittling and withholding affection
Medical Neglect:
- Failure to provide appropriate health care for a child
Types of Child Abuse: