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Abuse and Safety

Abuse and Safety

Abuse and safety imageChild abuse can mean a lot of different things such as neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse - it's not always easy to know if you or someone you know is being abused. But the important thing to remember is that no-one has the right to hurt you or make you do anything that feels wrong.

Here you can find out what abuse means, what you can do to stop it, and who can help you.

Please remember - if you or someone you know is being abused in any way, then the most important thing to do is talk to someone about it.

 

 
 
 
 
 

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse can happen to anyone - boys or girls. If you are being sexually abused it's not your fault and you're not alone. Read more about Sexual abuse

Emotional abuse

Emotional abuse is when someone tries to make you feel bad. This can be saying things on purpose to scare you, put you down, humiliate or hurt you. Read more about Emotional abuse

Neglect

Neglect is when you are not being looked after or supervised properly. If the people who are supposed to look after you don't give you the important things you need, or make it hard for you to take care of yourself, then that's neglect. Read more about Neglect

Physical abuse

Physical abuse is when someone deliberately hurts or injures you. Hitting, kicking, beating with objects, throwing and shaking are all physical abuse, and can cause pain, cuts, bruising, broken bones and sometimes even death. No one has the right to hurt you in this way. Read more about Physical abuse

 
 
 
 
 

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Cyberbullying help

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Abuse and safety

On this page you will find links to information about issues related to abuse and safety.  If you would like to read more about an issue, click on the title to go through to the information page.  If you can't find the issue you want to find out about, you can try the site search or go back to the Explore page to look at other issues.