BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Child abuse is a devastating social problem that affects every segment of the population. Child abuse poses a serious threat to the health, well-being and safety of our nation's youth. Most abused children suffer emotional rather than physical harm. An abused child can become depressed, this is a serious problem. Since the series was last updated in the early 1990s, numerous new issues have emerged and significant changes have occurred in child and family service delivery systems that are not reflected in previous manuals. AUDIENCE The target audience is parents, guardians and relatives, while the secondary audience includes people who work with children. For example, social workers, healthcare workers, lawyers and day care providers. OBJECTIVES AND AIMS OF COMMUNICATION The objectives of communication are: • Educate adults about what child abuse is and how it can be prevented. • Provide effective programs that focus on individual behavior and attitude change. • Effective programs to stop child abuse. OBJECTIVES The programs will offer education, support and guidance to help families end child abuse. At the end of each program, parents, relatives and everyone who participated will have a better understanding of: Types of abuse: emotional, neglect, physical, sexual and medical • Abuse versus discipline: the element of fear, unpredictability, lashing out in anger , using fear to control behavior • Major perpetrators of child abuse: parents, relatives, friends, or relatives of the unmarried parent • Warning signs that you are crossing the line: unable to manage anger, emotionally disconnected from child, satisfying his needs feel impossible, other people express concern•Common Tr...... middle of document ......and child abuse prevention and safety information for school-aged children.ReferencesThe Testing Centers and Disease Prevention/Violence Prevention Division. (2014, January). Economic cost/ Child abuse/ Prevention of violence and injuries. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/violoence Prevention/childmeatreatment/economiccost.htmlU.S Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Children and Families. (2014). Information portal on children's well-being. Retrieved from http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/programs/types/support_groups_programs.cfmNational Children's Advocacy Center. (2014). Prevention programs. Retrieved from http://www.nationalcac.org/prevention/scan.htmlUrl: http://m.medlineplus.gov/topic/childabuse.htm https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/umsugg.cfm http: //www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html