Stress at Home

Question 1

How many women experience domestic abuse?

Answer 1

1 in 4

Question 2

How many men experience domestic abuse?

Answer 2

1 in 6

Question 3

How many children experience domestic abuse?

Answer 3

1 in 5

Question 4

What does (S)HARK stand for?

Answer 4

(S) - Safe
H - Humiliation
A - Afraid
R - Rape
K - Kick

Question 5

Possible indicators of abuse or neglect

Answer 5

Children or adults whose behaviour changes – they may become aggressive, challenging, disruptive, withdrawn or clingy, or they might have difficulty sleeping or start wetting the bed;
Children or adults with clothes which are ill-fitting and/or dirty;
Children or adults with consistently poor hygiene;
Children or adults who make strong efforts to avoid specific family members or friends, without an obvious reason;
Children or adults who don’t want to change clothes in front of others or participate in physical activities;
Children or adults with frequent injuries or unexplained or unusual injuries, bite marks, burns or cuts
Children who are having problems at school, for example, a sudden lack of concentration and learning or they appear to be tired and hungry;
Children who reach developmental milestones, such as learning to speak or walk, late, with no medical reason;
Children who drink alcohol regularly from an early age;
Children who use sexual language or have sexual knowledge that you wouldn’t expect them to have or ask others to behave sexually or play sexual games;
Children with physical sexual health problems, including soreness in the genital and anal areas, sexually transmitted infections or underage pregnancy

Question 6

Four steps to identify neglect

Answer 6

Be Alert (know what signs to look for)
Question behaviours (ask if you have any doubts)
Ask for help
Refer

Question 7

Diagnosing ADHD

Answer 7

6 or more symptoms of inattentiveness, or 6 or more symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsiveness

FOr >6 months, since <12 years, >2 settings

Question 8

If GP suspects ADHD

Answer 8

Refer to CAMHS