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Getting help in Austin, Texas |
CHILD ABUSE Definitions of Child NeglectPhysical neglect is "the failure to provide the child with food, clothing, or shelter necessary to sustain the life or health of the child, excluding failure caused primarily by financial inability unless relief services had been offered and refused." Medical neglect is "the failure to seek, obtain, or follow through with medical care for the child, with the failure resulting in or presenting a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or bodily injury or with the failure resulting in an observable and material impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of the child." Neglectful supervision is "placing the child in or failing to remove the child from a situation that a reasonable person would realize requires judgment or actions beyond the childŐs level of maturity, physical condition, or mental abilities and that results in bodily injury or a substantial risk of immediate harm to the child." Abandonment is "the leaving of a child in a situation where the child would be exposed to a substantial risk of harm, without arranging for necessary care for the child, and a demonstration of an intent not to return." Refusal to accept parental responsibility is "the failure by the person responsible for a childŐs care, custody, or welfare to permit the child to return to the childŐs home without arranging for the necessary care for the child after the child has been absent from the home for any reason, including having been in residential placement or having run away."
Legal Services Links: Social Services Links: Additional Resources: Domestic Violence Hotlines and Resources National Domestic Violence Hotline Violence Agaianst Men and Women Family Violence Awareness Page Child Abuse: National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
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