Victimisation of children with disabilities (treatment, mental, kids, adults)

[dizzybint]

Isnt this horrible that people with disabilities are abused and mistreated this way in society.

esearchers have long acknowledged the seemingly increased rates of abuse and maltreatment in individuals with disabilities. 1 , 2 However, only recently have data from methodologically rigorous meta-analyses and systematic reviews provided empirical proof of consistently raised rates of maltreatment specifically in adults 3 , 4 and children 5 with disabilities, and high rates of lifetime victimisation. 4 Lisa Jones and colleagues’ meta-analysis of violence against children with disabilities 5 in The Lancet con ...

[stepka]

Link? Yes it is horrible but whenever people are in a helpless position there will be someone who will ride right over them. I used to work with disabled children and we actually had a really good team but there was at least one woman that I know of who did things but I could never catch her and turn her in. And yet, yes I knew. Maybe the job just attracts sociopaths--those who seek power but aren't really smart enough to get over on more able bodied people. She is still there and it makes me sick to think that she's working with those kids.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Moved as this has nothing to do with Health&Wellness.

[AnywhereElse]

Originally Posted by SouthernBelleInUtah

Moved as this has nothing to do with Health&Wellness.

Well, I understand that it better fits here but it does, of course, have to do with health & wellness of both the individuals being victimized and the mental health of those that are abusing. Well, the physical health of an abuser is in jeopardy if it involves my child! Really though, these abusers are evil to the core and need to be culled and there are plenty of them that prey not only on the disabled but on the elderly. I have peace in knowing that they will burn in Hell. There are just some sins that are unforgivable in my book!

It is very hard to catch these people. I know they set up cameras in one of the group homes to finally nail the personnel and I know that now, some of the group homes are being monitored with cameras.

With my son, an adult with Down syndrome, he is still living at home and I often think how horrible it would be if he were being abused because he really could not appropriately let someone know plus in the day center which he USED to attend, the clients would say things to me and the staff would say "Oh, he is just confused." Yeah, I bet! In my son's case, any testimony he could give would never be sufficient that an abuser would get their "just rewards". The burning in Hell gets me through it and if I were not brought up with that belief.............