There are several types of child abuse according to hants.gov.uk that might happen in the community. The first type is the Physical abuse wherein the child is abused physically such as hitting, striking or throwing something to a child. The next type is what we call as emotional abuse. It has something to do with the abuse on the child's affective state. The third one is the sexual abuse, its a way different with the rest because it has something to do with enticing the child. And the last one is neglection. It has something to do with the failure of meeting the child's needs in terms of psychological and physiological aspect. That also include the rest of the types.