General Definitions

TYPES OF ABUSE

1. Physical abuse is injury that is intentionally inflicted upon a youth.

2. Sexual abuse is any contact of a sexual nature that occurs between a youth and an adult or between two youth. This includes any activity which is meant to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the adult or the other youth.

3. Emotional abuse is mental or emotional injury to a youth that results in an observable and material impairment in the youth’s growth, development, or psychological functioning.

4. Neglect is the failure to provide for a youth’s basic needs or the failure to protect a youth from harm.