1. WHAT IS ABUSE? By Chelsea Tolley
Physical Abuse : This is any intention or unwanted contact with you or something close to your body
Emotional Abuse: Deliberately trying to scare or humiliate someone that could make them feel depressed, anxiety or stress disorder.
Sexual Abuse: This is being touched in a way you don’t like without giving permission consent for something to happen.
Neglect: Failing to care for somebody properly, leaving them on there own and they’re under age

2. Physical Abuse Signs: Frequent unexplained bruises or cuts
Always on alert waiting for something bad to happen
Flinches at sudden movements or when been touched.
inappropriate clothing in hot water
Symptoms:
Bruises with patterns to it (hand marks)
Burns on back of hands, back , shoulders or bottom.
Cigarette burns
Bite marks leave a teeth mark
Broken or fractures bone regularly
health problems or other injuries (scaring or poisoning such as vomiting , drowsiness )
Effects:
Physical abuse damages children both physically and emotionally.
The effects of physical abuse is painful and emotionally traumatic.
Emotional problems anger, anxiety or low self esteem
It estimated that at least one child dies every week because of physical abuse % were boys 51.2% were girls.

3. Emotional Abuse Signs: Yelling or swearing Name calling or insults
Always looks fearful
scared about doing something wrong.
Problems sleeping
Lack of social skills / isolating and humiliating
Symptoms:
Have few friends if any at all
Lack confidence or become anxious
Be aggressive, nasty or demanding toward other people
Struggles to control strong emotions
Use language or act in a way that wouldn’t expect for their age
Effects:
sleeping problems
Low self esteem
Mental heath problems
Could make them feel depressed
Withdraw and nervous all the time
Change behaviour
Emotional abuse can course someone to have mental problems
Many people don't know they are being abused and most abusers are alcoholics.

4. Sexual Abuse Signs: trying to avoid a specific person, without reason
Don't want to participate in physical activities
Runs away from home
Will avoid being around people alone
Symptoms:
Not sleeping
Bruises or marks in unusual places
Flinches when there movements or when someone is touching them
Don’t want to change clothes in front of people
Shows sexual behaviour that inappropriate for their age
Effect:
Make them feel depressed
Could make them feel isolated
Will not trust anybody or get close to anybody.
One out of every three girls and one out of every eight boys will be sexually abused by age 18.
Eight to 90 percent are family members or someone close to the family

5. The main ages group to get neglected are 17 to 18
Signs:
clothes might be dirty or not right for the weather
Hygiene is consistently bad (noticeable body odour)
left alone to play unsupervised in a unsafe situation and environment
The main ages group to get neglected are 17 to 18
Symptoms:
Hungry and dirty
Environment is unsafe
Unsupervised or under age supervision
Doesn't have medical records
Has very bad nappy rash
Effects:
leads to illnesses
Poor education
Loose weight
Bed sores

6. The typical victim:
Anyone can be a victim of physical, emotional, sexual abuse and also neglect.
Most victims don’t get that much attention off others
Elderly abuse the victims might receive little attention off their service provider
The victim is most aware that they’re being abuse but its a family member or someone close to the family but doesn't want to say anything

7. Typical Abuser: Single parents Poor, doesn't have that much money
Might have a background of abuse or have experienced it them self
Takes drugs or drinks alcohol
Not mature enough to understand what they are doing
The typical offender is a family member or a someone close to the family
Abusing a elderly – stressed because the service user not following instructions that the service provider has given them