NALT

Preferred term

child abuse

Topic

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 any act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm to a person under the age of 18 or of an age specified by the child protection law of the State.

battered children
child maltreatment
child neglect

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

7989

Spanish

abuso infantil
maltrato infantil
niños maltratados

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/16088

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 9/13/19