Child Abuse has an adverse impact on every aspect of life costing the economy £billions.

Child abuse may take place behind closed doors, but its impact spills out and affects all aspects of society long after it is perpetrated.
Impact of Abuse on Society

The long-term negative ramifications of childhood abuse upon society as a whole are both disruptive and expensive to resolve.

Without proper resolution the victims of abuse become shackled to “victim-hood” and the consequences of that. These problems continue, and often increase, generation after generation.

Education
  • Classroom disruption
  • Learning difficulties
  • Special needs assistance
Employment
  • Inability to hold down a job
  • Universal Credit/Employment Support Allowance
  • Difficulty finding employment if education has been disrupted
  • Sick Days
  • Workplace disruption
  • Inefficiency
Police
  • Investigation of Abuse
  • Anti-Social behaviour (Social and community disruption)
  • Criminal behaviour
Prisons
  • Abusers
  • Abuse victims who get drawn in to criminal behaviour
Social Services
  • Family Disruption
  • Identifying Abuse
  • Social security benefits
  • Disability Benefits
NHS
  • Self-Harm
  • Substance abuse
  • Prescription drugs - Tranquillisers sleeping pills and anti-depressants
  • Self-Sabotage - obesity and other health issues
  • Propensity for auto-immune conditions (the bodies reflection of self-sabotage)
Family & Community
  • Tearing apart Families
  • Disrupting Communities
  • Distrust

Child Abuse Symptoms