CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF LONDON & MIDDLESEX

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Glossary:

Here are the definitions of some words....

Assault
 

A violent physical or verbal attack. An unlawful threat of bodily violence or harm to somebody else, or an attempt to do such violence or harm.

Anxious
 

Worried or afraid, especially about something that is going to happen or might happen.

Chronic
 

Repeatedly doing something or behaving compulsively

Coping
 

To deal successfully with a difficult problem or situation

Deliberately

 

In a way that is intentional and thought out in advance

Exploitation
 

Unfair treatment or use of somebody or something, usually for personal gain.

Intimidate
 

To persuade somebody to do something or dissuade somebody from doing something by frightening him or her, for example, by means of violence or blackmail.

Neglect
 

To fail to give proper or required care and attention to somebody or something

Stressor
 

An activity, experience, or other situation that causes stress, for example, lack of water to a plant or overwork to a person
Tactics
 
The art of finding and implementing the means to achieve particular immediate or short-term aims.
Vigorously
 
To do something forcefully and energetically.