Signs of Neglect

 

Physical Indicators

• Abandonment

• Unattended medical needs

• Consistent lack of supervision

• Consistent hunger, inappropriate dress, poor hygiene

• Lice, distended stomach, emaciated

• Inadequate nutrition

Behavioral Indicators

• Regularly displays fatigue or listlessness (falls asleep in class)

• Steals food, begs from classmates

• Reports that no caretaker is at home

• Frequently absent or tardy

• Self destructive

• School dropout (adolescent)

• Extreme loneliness and need for affection