Poverty,violence and health
Violence:
Intentional use of physical force or power threatened or actual against onself or another
person
=results in high likelihood of injury or death
Typology of violence:
Self-directed- self harm or suicidie
Interpersonal- family- between members of the family. Community0 between
unrelated individuals.
Include: rape, gang violence,bullying
Youth violence- common in 16-24yr olds- victim of violence
Risk factors for youth violence:
Male gender
Neglect/absue in childhoos
Personality-attention seeking
Poor family functioning
Domestic violence
Delinquent peers and community (gangs)
Living in high crime area
Alcohol consumption
Gangs:
Vulnerable teenagers targed by gangs
County lines
Risks:
More likely to have social and emotional health issues
Twice as likely to be self-harming
Have a parent or carer misusing substances
Misusing substances
Lacking basic needs at home
Witneseed domestic violence
Missing/absent from school
Child abuse:
Girls at higher risk of sexual abuse
Sexual explotation: individual or group of individuals takes advantage of an imbalance of
power to coerce,manipulate or deceive a child/young person into sexual activity
In echange for something the victim needs
Financial advantage of increased status of the perpetrator
Victim is sexually exploted- even if may seem consensual
Violence:
Intentional use of physical force or power threatened or actual against onself or another
person
=results in high likelihood of injury or death
Typology of violence:
Self-directed- self harm or suicidie
Interpersonal- family- between members of the family. Community0 between
unrelated individuals.
Include: rape, gang violence,bullying
Youth violence- common in 16-24yr olds- victim of violence
Risk factors for youth violence:
Male gender
Neglect/absue in childhoos
Personality-attention seeking
Poor family functioning
Domestic violence
Delinquent peers and community (gangs)
Living in high crime area
Alcohol consumption
Gangs:
Vulnerable teenagers targed by gangs
County lines
Risks:
More likely to have social and emotional health issues
Twice as likely to be self-harming
Have a parent or carer misusing substances
Misusing substances
Lacking basic needs at home
Witneseed domestic violence
Missing/absent from school
Child abuse:
Girls at higher risk of sexual abuse
Sexual explotation: individual or group of individuals takes advantage of an imbalance of
power to coerce,manipulate or deceive a child/young person into sexual activity
In echange for something the victim needs
Financial advantage of increased status of the perpetrator
Victim is sexually exploted- even if may seem consensual
