Season 1 · Episode 120

April 2022 is National Child Abuse Prevention Month CYbertraps 120

White House Proclamation Goals Condemn and combat child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual, and online sexual exploitation Heighten awareness of risk factors Highlight importance of supporting families Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic and edu

Cybertraps Podcast · Jethro Jones, Frederick Lane

April 4, 202247m 0s

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White House Proclamation
- Goals
  - Condemn and combat child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual, and online sexual exploitation
  - Heighten awareness of risk factors
  - Highlight importance of supporting families
- Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic and educational levels, and in all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Key tool for fighting child abuse is prevention
Child Abuse Statists – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- At least 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse or neglect in the past year
  - In 2019, there were 73 million children in U.S.
- In 2019, 1,840 children died from abuse and/or neglect
- Long-term economic burden of child abuse and neglect is enormous
  - 2015 estimate – $428 billion, comparable to economic costs of strokes and Type 2 diabetes
- Risk factors
  - Risk Factors for Individual Perpetrators
    - Caregivers with drug or alcohol issues
    - Caregivers with mental health issues, including depression
    - Caregivers who don’t understand children’s needs or development
    - Caregivers who were abused or neglected as children
    - Caregivers who are young or single parents or parents with many children
    - Caregivers with low education or income
    - Caregivers experiencing high levels of parenting stress and economic stress
    - Caregivers who use spanking and other forms of corporal punishment for discipline
    - Caregivers in the home who are not a biological parent
    - Caregivers with attitudes accepting of or justifying violence or aggression
  - Risk Factors for Families
    - Families that have family members in jail or prison
    - Families that are isolated from and not connected to other people (extended family, friends, neighbors)
    - Family violence, including relationship violence
    - Families with high conflict and negative communication styles
  - Risk Factors in Communities
    - Communities with high rates of violence and crime
    - Communities with high rates of poverty and limited educational and economic opportunities
    - Communities with high unemployment rates
    - Communities with easy access to drugs and alcohol
    - Communities where neighbors don’t know or look out for each other and there is low community involvement among residents
    - Communities with few community activities for young people
    - Communities with unstable housing and where residents move frequently
    - Communities where families frequently experience food insecurity
Role of Technology
- Number of children using a mobile device has more than doubled in last few years
- Parents have legitimate concerns about online safety
- “Sad fishing” – Predators search “for kids who seem sad, lonely, or depressed based on their public profiles on a variety of social media platforms.”
- “Online sexual exploitation”
  - Grooming
  - Live streaming
  - consuming child sexual abuse material
  - Coercing and blackmailing children for sexual purposes (“sexploitation”)
Preventative Measures
- Child Abuse in General
  - Individuals
    - Caregivers who create safe, positive relationships with children
    - Caregivers who practice nurturing parenting skills and provide emotional support
    - Caregivers who can meet basic needs of food, shelter, education, and health services
    - Caregivers who have a college degree or higher and have steady employment
  - Families
    - Families with strong social support networks and stable, positive relationships with the people around them
    - Families where caregivers are present and interested in the child
    - Families where caregivers enforce household rules and engage in child monitoring
    - Families with caring adults outside the family who can serve as role models or mentors
  - Communities
    - Communities with access to safe, stable housing
    - Communities where families have access to high-quality preschool
    - Communities where families have access to nurturing and safe childcare
    - Communities where families have access to safe, engaging after school programs and activities
    - Communities where families have access to medical care and mental health services
    - Communities where families have access to economic and financial help
    - Communities where adults have work opportunities with family-friendly policies
- Online Sexual Abuse
  - Familiarize yourself with the apps and online services used by each child and supervise activity
  - Open lines of communication
  - Acknowledge importance of online interactions for children
  - Persistent discussion of online safety over a long period time, beginning early and adjusting to age and maturity of each child
  - Clear and reasonable rules regarding online activity, developed in conversation with each child
  - Deploy technology to assist in child safety, but don’t expect it to replace adult supervision
  - Assist each child in setting and adjusting privacy controls
Resources - #2022–04–04 Children’s Trust Fund of Alabama Awards Grant to Create Digital Safety Video to Better Educate Alabaman’s Youth https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/566781873/children-s-trust-fund-of-alabama-awards-grant-to-create-digital-safety-video-to-better-educate-alabama-s-youth - #2022–04–03 April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Maui events promote healthy keiki https://mauinow.com/2022/04/03/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-maui-events-promote-healthy-keiki/ - #2022–04–02 Juneau recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/juneau-recognizes-child-abuse-prevention-month/ - #2022–04–01 Nebraska To Recognize April As Child Abuse Prevention Month https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-to-Recognize-April-as-Child-Abuse-Prevention-Month–04012022.aspx - #2022–03–31 A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/31/a-proclamation-on-national-child-abuse-prevention-month–2022/ - #2022–03–28 Flickr Press Release https://blog.flickr.net/en/2022/03/28/building-a-safer-flickr-for-generations-to-come/ - #2022–03–16 Protecting children from online abuse https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse - #2021–11–01 How to protect children from online sexual harm https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/news-blogs/how-to-protect-children-from-online-sexual-harm/ - #2021–10–25 U.S. Depart...

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