By Christine A. Adamec, Laurie C. Miller
The Encyclopedia of Adoption, 3rd version covers many new advancements because e-book of the former version. those additions comprise the Adoption and secure households Act, a federal legislations that was once created to inspire the adoption of foster kids, which has now been absolutely applied via all states and has ended in a drastic bring up within the variety of foster childrens followed. different key adoption matters which were extra or increased for the recent version contain legislation relating adoptions through gays and lesbians, tax concerns, institution and followed little ones, birthfather rights, transracial adoptions, and foreign adoptions. the recent entries comprise: Adoption subsidy; baby Citizenship Act of 2000; Early intervention; consuming problems; Fraud in adoption; Helicobacter pylori; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Iron deficiency anemia; Language delays; Paternity checking out; Sleep problems; Substance abuse; and Tuberculosis.
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The mother smoked during her pregnancy. According to the researchers, who reported their findings in a 2004 issue of Child Abuse and Neglect, mothers and babies with four (or all five) of these risk factors had maltreatment rates that were seven times greater than average for the population. Federal and State Actions on Behalf of Abused Children The initial key legislation affecting how states should deal with child abuse and neglect is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which was first enacted in 1974.
Federal and State Actions on Behalf of Abused Children The initial key legislation affecting how states should deal with child abuse and neglect is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which was first enacted in 1974. CAPTA has gone through several amendments through the years, and the most recent amendment and reauthorization was the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003. Under CAPTA, the federal government provides funds to states to investigate allegations of child abuse and it also funds research projects on topics related to abuse and neglect.
Male infants under age one year had a higher fatality rate than girls, or 18 deaths per 1,000 for boys and 14 deaths per 1,000 among girls. Some children have died from neglect because they were too young to obtain food, shelter, or clothing for themselves without assistance from others and they were also too young or unable to ask others for help. Considering Forms of Abuse All forms of abuse and neglect are difficult for the child, but how they cope with their maltreatment in later life (if they are able to cope) varies depend- ing on the child’s age, level of RESILIENCE, and other factors, such as the presence of a positive parental figure in the child’s early life.