Child Neglect and Perspectives of Nurses Specializing in Mental Health and Psychiatry in Family Violence: Clinical Case

We live in a changing society in which the family plays a role in fostering close relationships among family members, as well as the responsibility to pass on values and principles to them. When the actions of parents and other families impair the child‟s rights and needs in terms of psychomotor, intellectual, moral, emotional or relationship development, we will face situations of neglect, abuse or violence. Since these behaviors can be active (sexual, physical or psychological violence) or passive (by default, to ensure the well-being of the child). Neglect is a form of abuse that leaves the child feeling ostracized and guilty.