※ Types of Child Abuse
▪ Physical Abuse
- “Physical Abuse” refers to all actions taken by an adult, including the guardian, to a child intentionally to cause physical damage or allow physical damage to occur.
▪ Mental Abuse
- “Mental Abuse” refers to verbal insults, mental threats, detention, suppression, or other mistreatments exerted by an adult, including the guardian, to a child. Mental abuse is also called verbal or psychological abuse.
▪ Sexual Abuse
- “Sexual Abuse” refers to an adult, including the guardian, exerting any sexual behavior to children under the age of 18 to satisfy his/her sexual pleasure.
▪ Neglecting or Ignoring the Child
- “Neglecting or ignoring” the child refers to a guardian leaving his/her child in dangerous environments or refusing to provide essential things for a child, such as food, clothing, shelter, compulsory education, medical measures, etc. “Abandoning” the child means the guardian refuses to protect the child and leaves him/her alone without support.
Targets of Child Abuse
What is a “Child?”