A series of evidence reviews by the NSPCC, Action for Children and Research in Practice explores the relationship between child neglect and three other forms of harm – child sexual exploitation (CSE); adult perpetrated intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA); and harmful sexual behaviours (HSB).
Neglect has been chosen as the focus of the study as it is the most common form of child maltreatment – research shows one in six young people report experiencing neglect in childhood – and its affects can be significant, enduring and heightened by poverty. In addition, the prevalence of neglect is increasing – the NSPCC’s How Safe Are Our Children 2016 report shows neglect cases recorded by police have risen 75 per cent in the past decade.
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