Source #4

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Child Abuse and Neglect
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Joanna Saisan, M.S.W., Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D.
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Helpguide.org
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Helpguide.org
Date Page was Last Revised	January 2012
Date You Read It	14 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	<http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm>

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

The authors state that "other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse or child neglect, also leave deep, long lasting scars" (POV's).

The authors state that "Many have been victims of abuse themselves, and don’t know any other way to parent" (POV's).

The author believe that "Child abuse doesn't only happen in poor families or bad neighborhoods" but that "It crosses all racial, economic, and cultural lines" (POV's).

The authors state "that abused children are more likely to repeat the cycle as adults, unconsciously repeating what they experienced as children" (POV's).

The authors state that "a parent might become physically or mentally unable to care for a child, such as with a serious injury, untreated depression, or anxiety" (POV's).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

The authors of this source provide information on child abuse, including what it is and how it can be prevented. The authors are all educated and hope to prevent child abuse with the information they provide.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

The authors include Joanna Saisan, who has a  M.S.W., Melinda Smith, who has a M.A., and Jeanne Segal, who has a Ph.D. The purpose of this site is to promote child abuse awareness. It in a nonprofit resource.
 
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?



this site is simply informative, created to prevent child abuse and promote awareness.
 
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?



there is no bias that I detect in the author's writing



References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

the authors do not cite references in their writing.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?



I will use this source to gather information on the topic of child abuse.