Introduction Legal breakdown regarding the reporting of abuse for substance abuse counselors in Illinois Most of the people who are suffering from substance abuse also may face other forms of abuse such as child abuse. According to NCBI only 18 states allow all their citizens to report in case of...

Abuse, in any form, is an egregious act against another person. While the specific definition of abuse can vary by jurisdiction, it is most simplistically understood to be actions of omission or commission against another person (Schiamberg & Gans, 2000). Specific categories of maltreatment are numerous and range from psychological...

Substance abuse is a universal phenomenon. Its effects on human health are both deleterious and long-lasting. In spite of this, research reveals that a majority of the global populace remains yoked to it. In America, thousands report to be victims of substance abuse (Swartz, 2012). There are numerous causes of...

Abstract A Child Called “It”: One Child’s Courage to Survive, by Dave Pelzer, is a harrowing story of a young boy who is cruelly physically, emotionally, and psychologically abused by his mentally ill, alcoholic mother in the 1960’s. As a tool towards understanding the human service professions, it is useful...

Spousal violence is among the most difficult crimes to study as the statistics are specifically related to the willingness and ability of the victim to report the abuse. The privacy of the home is considered to be a primary right of the residents and therefore, without personal accounts of this...