What constitutes child abuse

As far as we're concerned, Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child.

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department for Children And Families (DCF) define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Child abuse can occur in a child's home, or in the organizations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, and child sexual abuse. 

Different jurisdictions have developed their own definitions of what constitutes child abuse for the purposes of removing a child from his/her family and/or prosecuting a criminal charge. According to the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, child abuse is "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm".

IF YOU WITNESS A CHILD BEING ABUSED, HERE'S PRAYING YOU STRENGHT TO DO THE RIGHT THING . . . REPORT IT. MAKE an anonymous call to the proper authorities.

The song lyrics say Bless the beast and the children for in this world they have no voice. They have no choice. Consider both - in this case in particular, THINK of the CHILDREN!