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Topic: neglect
Definition:

  • lack of attention and due care the state of something that has been unused and neglected
  • "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" willful lack of care and attention the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances leave undone or leave out
  • "How could I miss that typo?"
  • "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" fail to do something
  • leave something undone
  • "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"
  • "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" fail to attend to
  • "he neglects his children" give little or no attention to
  • "Disregard the errors"

    Related tag cloud:

  • abuse
  • child abuse
  • children
  • child
  • adoption
  • foster care
  • sexual abuse
  • kids
  • violence
  • volunteer
  • advocacy
  • non-profit
  • help
  • united way
  • prevention
  • rescue
  • emotional abuse
  • family
  • child neglect
  • physical abuse
  • child welfare
    • Resources:

    Caliber Associates
    Provides program evaluation, information and human resources management consulting services to the Federal government and the private sector. Based in Fairfax, Virginia.
    http://www.calib.com/

    National Data Archive
    A U.S. child abuse and neglect data archive serving researchers performing secondary analysis with statistical software.
    http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/

    ScienceDirect
    Research papers published on the net , subscription required for some sections.
    http://www.sciencedirect.com

    The Bauman and Rasor Group
    General information on elderly abuse by neglect.
    http://www.nursinghomeabuse.com/

    Webster University
    Independent, non-denominational, comprehensive institution with national and international campus centers.
    http://www.webster.edu