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Types of Child Maltreatment

What is identified as child maltreatment in Wisconsin?

Fact:

Every year, between 4,000 and 5,000 children are substantiated as abused or neglected in Wisconsin.

See: annual statistics on child maltreatment in Wisconsin.

There are five basic types of maltreatment recognized in Wisconsin’s laws:

  1. Physical abuse
  2. Neglect
  3. Sexual abuse, including sex trafficking
  4. Emotional abuse
  5. Threatened abuse or neglect

Behaviors that may or may not be considered child maltreatment

Complete the activity below. Which do you think might be considered child maltreatment in Wisconsin?

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