CHILD NEGLECT The legal defintion of child abuse and neglect is: "The term 'child abuse and neglect' means, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm" Child neglect is a key issue in our society effecting young …showed first 75 words of 1411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1411 total…trend to leave children unattended. E.g Recent cases of children being locked in cars in a casino car park whilst the parent(s) gamble. *<Tab/>Limitations on the amounts of funds and resources that governments are able commit to programs aimed at preventing child neglect. Despite current methods to prevent child neglect, it still continues to be a complex and expanding problem, that is difficult to define, identify, and treat.