| The effects of Physical abuse are all too well known | | | | would need plenty more volunteers to achieve a |
| so in this article, I will discuss methods to prevent | | | | desirable effect where an abuser would be petrified |
| physical abuse. | | | | before hurting a kid |
| If you look at the statistics involved, you can | | | | There is more to this, you can also help by informing |
| understand how vital physical abuse prevention is for | | | | the authorities about the child and the situation he is |
| the functioning of the society and the possible | | | | involved in. Although you may 'what difference would |
| positive changes in the long term. | | | | it make if just a few guys do that?' Well, if your |
| Method 1: Advertisement of Government based | | | | actions receive media or even official attention, it is |
| services dedicated to punishing abusers. We all know | | | | very likely that this will spread in a 'trend' like fashion. |
| that these services exist however they are rarely | | | | Method 3: School check-up of damage. I believe unlike |
| advertised to mainstream audience and lack 'decisive | | | | verbal, emotional and psychological abuse which have |
| moment'. | | | | no visible marks or effects. Physical abuse definitely |
| What I mean by this is that, do you remember the | | | | gives more than the required proof, I mean come on, |
| Anti Smoking advertisements? I am sure everyone | | | | a kid having a black eye from 'falling from the stairs' |
| has seen them! Or how about the decisive action | | | | doesn't make much sense. |
| seen by the police when someone is on the rooftop | | | | I believe the school should not turn a blind eye to |
| trying to kill himself? | | | | these aspects, neither should the doctors or anyone |
| If there is similar commitment shown to preventing | | | | who deals with children on a regular basis. |
| physical abuse, it would greatly increase the | | | | Currently, what is required however is the authority |
| awareness of the issue as well as give accessibility to | | | | to be given to schools to act on sufficient evidence |
| victims. | | | | of physical abuse. Considering the statistics relating to |
| Method 2: Your help! Yes, yours! How? Well, there | | | | physical abuse, it would not be a 'weird' move to |
| are several methods to go about this. One of them | | | | grant the school official authority in preventing child |
| being making the abuser a very popular person. How? | | | | abuse. |
| One word for you: Internet! There are already | | | | Be a participant in saving a child's life. |
| several websites dedicated to a similar cause but it | | | | |