Getting Advice About Daycare Abuse

14 Feb Getting Advice About Daycare Abuse

Some cases of daycare abuse aren't reported directly by the parents of the children who are being abused. The parents, however, most often do play a crucial role in reporting that abuse. If you suspect abuse, here are some things you can do to answer questions that you may have.

Doctors

If you see bruising on your child and you're not sure exactly what caused it, you should set up a visit with the doctor. Because it is a child being discussed, a trip to the emergency room is entirely appropriate. The reason that a trip to an emergency room is a good idea is that it easier for doctors to determine the cause of an injury if that injury is relatively fresh. For example, a woman in Louisville Kentucky is facing charges of abusing a child because the parents brought the child into an emergency room and physicians determine that the bruising on the child was caused by a hand. The parents didn't see it, but the emergency room staff recognized right away that it was a handprint they were looking at when they were examining the child's bruising.

Police

The police take allegations of daycare abuse very seriously. If you approach them and tell them that you have concerns that your child is being abused, they will help you to deal with the situation. In one recent case in Idaho, the police worked with a family whose child was being abused by setting up a sort of sting operation where they got the abuser to admit that he had been sexually abusing the child in question. The police can be very good at this and they can greatly increase the chances that the person who committed the abuse is brought to justice as soon as possible. Even though bringing the person to justice may be satisfying in and of itself, remember that this also removes a very real threat to children.

Lawyers

On the civil side of things, you can get daycare abuse help from attorneys. These attorneys don't handle the criminal aspects of a case, but they help the families of children who were abused to get compensation so that they can recover financially from what they were put through. Remember, however, that the most important thing you need to do is make certain that the abuse is stopped immediately. This means dealing with the authorities and physicians so that the causes of any injuries can be determined and so that the perpetrators of any abuse can be caught.

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