Child abuse is a major concern worldwide. The United Nations, in a study conducted in 2002, revealed that approximately 80 to 98 percent of children suffer from physical forms of punishment worldwide. A part of the said report also revealed that around 53,000 children have died due to homicide during the same year. http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/#unrpt

Child abuse is damaging not only physically but as well as emotionally and mentally. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html In fact, most abused children carry the emotional trauma of being abused up to adulthood. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060522150701.htm

Adults who were maltreated during their childhood are more susceptible to depressions and similar mood swings. Child abuse can take various forms from physical maltreatment to sexual exploitation and forced child labor. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html Moreover, recovering from an abusive environment is a tough process for most children. However, there are various ways of helping a child recover after leaving an abusive household.

One of the main effects of child abuse is the lowering of a child’s self-esteem. Children who were abused display lack of trust to others. They feel as if they were damaged and are worthless. http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm

Thus, by attending in group therapies with other previously abused children, a child can better understand his situation.

Being with fellow abused children makes him feel more comfortable. Group therapies are aimed to help a child in developing trust and slowly building confidence in himself.

Another way of helping a child recover from the emotional trauma of an abusive household is through enrolling the child in art workshops. Art workshops are widely recognized as effective in treating trauma and emotional disorders in children. http://www.arttherapyblog.com/child-art-therapy/art-therapy-changes-lives-of-abused-children/

For years, involvement in the arts particularly in painting and drawing has made various impacts the life of previously abused children. Generally, abused children resist talking about their experiences.

Thus, by giving children a different and unique avenue like art workshops, they are given a golden opportunity of expressing themselves in a non-verbal way.