Survey Analysis

Child AbuseMayra B., Tatiana M. , Christina G. Daisy R. Sean H.

Presentation Outline•Introduction•Demographics•Findings •Community Needs Analysis•Solutions: Community-Based Organizing Strategies

Research Questions

What is child abuse?

How has child abuse affected you?

What has been helpful in overcoming it?

Demographics

Demographics

40 Survey’s in total

53% Female

48% Male

Of those surveyed, average age was 18.

Surveyed in Ygnacio Valley High School, family members, friends, and BART.

Demographics

45% Latinos

28% White

15% African-American

58% Spoke English

42% Spoke Spanish

Findings

What is Child Abuse?

Who abused you? 55%- Father 47%- Mother

What was the reason? 65%- Anger 50%-Previous Abuse 35%-Stress

What is Child Abuse?

Father son abuse

This shows some very graphic scenes of verbal and physical child abuse.

We’ll show about 3 minutes of the video. If you feel uncomfortable, you may step outside until the video is over.

The father was arrested and did go to jail.

What is Child Abuse?

When did it start? Between 6-7

When did it end? Between 8-12

What type of abuse was it? 79%- Physical 41%- Verbally 23%- Sexually

On a scale of 1-10, how much did this affect your life? 62% voted 9 or 10

How Has Child Abuse Affected You?

People who feel helpless believe talking does not help

There is a need to focus on people who feel helpless

No

Yes

2 4 6 8 10

Box Plot of Rate_how _talking_has_helped

Did_you_feel_helpless

Rate_how_talking_has_helped

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How Has Child Abuse Affected You?

People who isolate themselves believe it greatly changed their lives

There is a need to help people who isolate themselves

No

Yes

0 2 4 6 8 10

Box Plot of Did_it_change_your_life

Do_you_isolate_yourself

Did_it_change_your_life

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How Has Child Abuse Affected You?

There’s a relationship between how much it affected their life and the age at which it stopped

There is a need to stop child abuse before the age of 12

0-5

6-11

4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Box Plot of Age_it_stopped

Did_it_change_your_life

Age_it_stopped

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What Has Been Helpful in Overcoming It?

There is a relationship between the severity of the abuse and advocacy

No

Yes

0 1 2 3 4

Box Plot of Num_times_in_hospital

Have_you_done_anything_to_overcome_abuse

Num_times_in_hospital

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What Has Been Helpful in Overcoming It?

People who talked to 2 or more people believe that therapy helps

There is a need for therapists to help people who do don’t have anyone to talk to

-9 to 1

2 to 12

0 2 4 6 8 10

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Num_people_talked_to

Rate_if_therapy_helped

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0

10

Community Needs Analysis

Help parents with anger issues

Some parents don’t know how to deal with their anger issues.

For example 65% said anger was the cause of Child

Abuse

Have someone they can talk to and feel connected to If they don’t feel comfortable they

wont open up about the issue.

Those who were abused talked to people and rated that therapy helped.

Those who didn’t talk to people therapy didn’t help as much

Better parenting skills

Not many parents know how to raise children.

They don’t know the difference between discipline and child abuse.

They don’t know any other way of raising a child.

Solutions: Community Organizing Strategies

Addressing Community Needs

Strategy 1: Work with parents/guardians who have anger issues c

Offer free food to attend PTA meetings In these meetings teach how to let out

anger in a non-violent way. Teach techniques on how to control

anger before it gets more serious

Addressing Community Needs

Strategy 2: Have a retreat that focuses on child abuse intervention strategies for councilors/therapists in schools.

Volunteers to tell their story with child abuse

Bring in recent research on child abuse interventions

Volunteers with facilitation experience

Addressing Community Needs

Strategy 3: Hold monthly meetings on how to discipline and raise children.

In the monthly meetings, teach parents/guardians how to discipline their children without physically hurting them.

Have volunteers visit teen pregnancy facilities and give the young future mom’s and dad’s knowledge on raising their child.

Addressing Community Needs

Anger Management

Help Parents Personally

Better Parenting

PTA Meetings X X X

Child Abuse Retreat

X X

Monthly meeting on how to Raise Kids

X X

Addressing Community Needs

Anger Management

Help Parents Personally

Better Parenting

PTA Meetings X X X

Child Abuse Retreat

X X

Monthly meeting on how to Raise Kids

X X

Closing Statements

Closing Statements

Child Abuse is something that needs to be a priority

Anger is a main factor behind child abuse

We discovered parent needs for anger management and better parenting skills

Those abused need more people to talk to

Our chosen strategy is to have PTA meetings that focus on how to manage anger

The end!

Thank you!