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The Virginia Department of Social Services will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February 26 in Richmond to present findings from a 16-month study to define child emotional maltreatment.
The meeting will be held at the Belmont Center, located at 1600 Hilliard Road, beginning at 10:30 a.m. A panel consisting of persons involved in the project will present and discuss their findings. All persons concerned about child abuse and neglect are invited to attend.
Virginia has been one of five states participating in this project to develop definitions of both adult and child behaviors which indicate that the child has been emotionally abused or neglected. Other states participating were Alabama, Mississippi, Vermont, and Maine.
Parental actions which may be emotionally abusive include namecalling, criticizing a child’s accomplishments, humiliating the child, especially in public or in front of his friends, criticizing the child for failure to hold to a parent’s rigid standards, prohibiting the child’s exposure to other people, total disinterest in the child and his activities, plus other actions. The extent and duration of the parent’s actions are also considered.
It is well established that physical abuse and neglect are extremely harmful, causing both long and short term problems. However, some recent research demonstrates that
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