Address common myths about child neglect and identify key legal definitions and responsibilities for child welfare in Kenya.

6. • Myth: Child neglect primarily affects families living in poverty. • Fact: Child neglect occurs across all socioeconomic statuses and is not exclusive to any particular income bracket. • Myth: Child neglect is less harmful than physical or sexual abuse. • Fact: Child neglect can have equally severe or even more profound long-term negative impacts on a child's development, health, and well-being, affecting cognitive, emotional, and social growth. 7. • Under Kenya's Children Act (2022), a "child" is legally defined as any human being below the age of eighteen years. • The primary government body responsible for child welfare at the county level is the Department of Children Services (DCS).