A child whose physical or
mental health or welfare….. is harmed, or threatened with harm,
by the acts or omissions of the parent....inflicts, or allows to be
inflicted upon the child physical or mental injury..which includes injury
sustained as a result of excessive corporal punishment....sexual battery….exploits
a child...abandons the child…. “physical injury” means
death, permanent or temporary disfigurement, or impairment of any body
part… “mental injury” means an injury to the intellectual
or psychological capacity of a child as evidenced by a discernable and
substantial impairment in his ability to function within his normal
range of performance and behavior, with due regard to his culture.
