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- DictionaryMal·treat·ment/malˈtrētmənt/
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- 1. cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal; mistreatment: "16 percent of children experience serious maltreatment at the hands of their parents"
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Maltreat is a verb that means to treat cruelly or roughly, or to abuse someone or something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for maltreat and maltreatment.
Maltreatment is the act of treating someone cruelly or violently, especially in a formal context. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Maltreatment definition: the act of treating someone badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse. See examples of MALTREATMENT used in a sentence.
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Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. In spite of recent national surveys in several low- and middle-income countries, data from many countries are still lacking. Child maltreatment is complex and difficult to study. Current estimates vary widely depending on the country and the method of research used. Estimat...
Child maltreatment has often severe short- and long-term physical, sexual and mental health consequences. These include injuries, including head injuries and severe disability, in particular in young children; post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV. Adolescent girls may face additional h...
Several risk factors for child maltreatment have been identified. Not all risk factors are present in all social and cultural contexts, and the list here provides an overview when attempting to understand the causes of child maltreatment.
Preventing and responding to child maltreatment requires a multisectoral approach. The earlier such interventions occur in children's lives, the greater the benefits to the child (e.g. cognitive development, behavioural and social competence, educational attainment) and to society (e.g. reduced delinquency and crime). Effective and promising interv...
WHO, in collaboration with partners: 1. provides guidance for evidence-based child maltreatment prevention; see INSPIRE Seven strategies to end violence against children 2. provides evidence-based guidance to help frontline healthcare providers recognize children who have suffered from violence and neglect and provide evidence-based first line supp...
Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes physical, emotional, sexual, neglectful and exploitative behaviours that harm the child's health, survival, development or dignity.
Child maltreatment is any harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role. It includes physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect abuse, and can have serious physical and mental health consequences for the child.
Maltreatment is what happens when a person (or animal) is abused or deliberately harmed. If you are concerned with the maltreatment of animals, circuses probably disturb you. In the old days, some schoolchildren experienced maltreatment at the hands of their teachers, and while it happens less often today, many of them still deal with the ...
Maltreatment is very cruel treatment of a person or an animal. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish it from related words with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
