vulnerable child definition
vulnerable child means a child who is unable to protect him or herself. This includes a child who is dependent on others for sustenance and protection. A "vulnerable child" is defenseless, exposed to behaviors, conditions, or circumstances that he or she is powerless to manage, and is susceptible and accessible to a threatening parent or caregiver. Vulnerability is judged according to physical and emotional development, ability to communicate needs, mobility, size, and dependence.
vulnerable child means a child whose safety, wellbeing or development is threatened, infringed or violated, and includes a child who is emotionally deprived or traumatized.
vulnerable child means a child that is exposed to being attacked, harmed or influenced, whether physically or mentally, and as such is in need of care and protection.
More Definitions of vulnerable child
vulnerable child means a child whose safety, wellbeing, survival and development is, for various reasons, at risk. This includes children who are emotionally deprived or traumatized and those who experience negative outcomes, such as the loss of their education, morbidity, and malnutrition, at higher rates than do their peers.