Dr Cory Couillard

Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net Child maltreatment and abuse is a global problem that equates to serious life-long consequences.  The overall health and wellbeing of a child at an early age directly correlates to the health and wellbeing of future generations.  A positive future tomorrow is caused by the actions of today. Approximately 20 percent of women and 5 to 10 percent of men report being sexually abused as children, while 25 to 50 percent of all children report being physically abused according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These trends cannot continue.  To solve this global concern we must start with the education and awareness of what child maltreatment and abuse is defined as.  Maltreatment can impair the physical and mental health of an individual, a family, a community and a nation. What is child maltreatment? Child maltreatment is the abuse and/or neglect of a child that includes but is not limited to a...