Most theories of children maltreatment recognize that the root causes of child abuse depend on the family’s income. Families with unemployment don’t have the sufficient money to cover house expenses, food, and utilities. No state in the U.S can an individual work full time minimum wage and afford a two-bedroom apartment and live a standard life (From Poverty To Child Welfare Involvement: The Critical Role Of Housing In Family Stability). This limitation causes individuals and children live in housing instability and can potentially led to homelessness. Currently, more than 37 million people and 13.3 million children that live in the official poverty. Families who are living in poverty face hard challenges to meet their children’s basic needs. Parents not having financially stablebility creates impediments to parents to have a foundation of a parent- children relationship. Parents who have to worry about meeting the house necessities tend to lose patience easily. Not surprisingly parents face critical challenges trying to maintain house stability, which causes parents to experience stress. Leading to hurt the child, while being under frustration (From Poverty To Child Welfare Involvement: The Critical Role Of Housing In Family Stability).
One of the Nation’s most serious health problem is alcohol abuse among adult men and women. Parents who abuse of alcoholism have a tremendous impact on children’s mental health. About 6.6 million children under age of 18 in the United States have alcoholic parents. Children’s parents who suffer from alcoholism face tend not to care for children effectively. Also alcoholism is associated with child abuse. There are a few longitudinal studies that examined the effect of parental alcoholism on children’s development. Studies have shown that children with alcoholic parents tend to be more vulnerable to psychological, educational, and social problems. Including hyper-activity, legal problems, behavioral problem, and psychiatric problems.
One of the Nation’s most serious health problem is alcohol abuse among adult men and women. Parents who abuse of alcoholism have a tremendous impact on children’s mental health. About 6.6 million children under age of 18 in the United States have alcoholic parents. Children’s parents who suffer from alcoholism face tend not to care for children effectively. Also alcoholism is associated with child abuse. There are a few longitudinal studies that examined the effect of parental alcoholism on children’s development. Studies have shown that children with alcoholic parents tend to be more vulnerable to psychological, educational, and social problems. Including hyper-activity, legal problems, behavioral problem, and psychiatric problems.