Child Abuse Hotline
800-792-5200

Resource Center
On Child Protection
& Custody
800-527-3223

Risk Factors for Child Abuse From Abusers Within the Family Overall emotional health of parents Post-Partum depression Mental Illness Depression Anger management skills Coping skills Parental views of children Planned vs. unplanned/unwanted pregnancies Children used as a tool to "save" a marriage Substance abuse by one or both parents Natural parents vs. step-parents Parents & step-parents vs. "boyfriends" or "girlfriends" Presence of domestic violence between parents A University of Washington/National Family Violence Survey shows that boys are nearly three times as likely as girls to be physically abused in families where there is wife abuse. Empirical evidence supports the contention that adolescent boys sometimes get hurt in the course of intervening to protect their mothers Seperation violence Harming children in retaliation for ending a relationship From Abusers Outside the Family Access to children Authority over children Adult priveledge