Open AccessCHILD WITH DISABILITY AS A POLY-VICTIM
Author(s) -
Dorota Chimicz
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
probacja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-311X
pISSN - 1689-6122
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0015.8036
Subject(s) - intimidation , harm , context (archaeology) , witness , phenomenon , psychology , psychological abuse , sexual abuse , criminology , victimisation , poison control , suicide prevention , social psychology , medicine , political science , medical emergency , geography , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , law
Despite the growing public awareness and numerous anti-violencecampaigns present in media, still a large number of children, includingthose with disabilities, are victims of violence, crime and abuse. Theirvictimization may take the form of physical assault, abuse, sexual abuseor intimidation. Children can also witness such events in their homes,schools and local communities. The article presents an analysis of therisk factors for harming children with disabilities in the context of thephenomenon of poly-victimization understood as being a victim of manyforms of abuse at the same time, also indicating its long-termphysical,mental and emotional effects. The presented analysis indicates the needto conduct comprehensive research on poly-victimization in the contextof home, school and community in which children with disabilities live,to describe the factors correlating with this phenomenon and to designmodels of their interdependencies and interactions in order to be ableto prevent their harm more and more effectively.