(World Health Organization) "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm" (The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act – CAPTA) "Child abuse is a very complex and dangerous set of problems that include child neglect and the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children.... CHILD ABUSE – LOCAL STATISTICS (As per the Study on Child Abuse India 2007 by Ministry of Women and Child Deve...

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