Butterflies Child & Adolescent Counselling Service
What Is ABUSE?
Child abuse is any action by another person – adult or child – that causes significant harm to a child. It can be physical, sexual or emotional, but can just as often be about a lack of love, care and attention. We now know that neglect, whatever form it takes, can be just as damaging to a child as physical abuse.
An abused child invariably experiences more than one type of abuse, as well as other difficulties in their lives. It generally happens over a period of time, rather than being a one-off event. And we now know it can happens online.
Definition adapted from NSPCC
Types of Child Abuse
Domestic
Sexual
Neglect
Physical
Emotional
Grooming
Child Trafficking
Child Sexual Exploitation
Female Genital Mutilation
Bullying & Cyber Bullying
Harmful Sexual Behaviour
To find out more information on types of child abuse visit the NSPCC website
Mental Health
treatment
is a
vital part of a
child’s healing.
Addressing Trauma
reduces harm and the
risk of further abuse
Therapy aims to
support a child
to work
through hard, confusing
and painful feelings in a
safe environment.