I think my friend is getting abused at home

[Yehudis13]

I have been a victim of physical abuse, and I know what the symptoms are. My friend is one of those lucky people. Never gets dirt on his shoes, even though he is always playing sports, never falls or gets scratched. Well, one day he came in to school with a big cut on his forehead, and bruises on his arms. I asked him what happened and he said nothing. My other friend asked if he fell, and he brightened at the idea, saying "Yeah, I fell". Before presidents day, he came in with a gash on his hand, and he had a section of his hair pulled out. My mother knows about it and she has alerted the school about it, so they can have someone help him, but he wont admit it. Any suggestions?

[CuriousDestruction]

Child abuse is hard to prove if the child is unwilling to cooperate. If he ever comes to you and decides to tell you he's been abused then try to get the school and police involved. In the meantime, just be there for your friend. He will need a friend, you know that. Talk to him. Tell him you will be there for him and he can tell you anything.

[DerBear]

Adding to what the person has said above, even if the child admits it, It is really hard to get the police involved to make an arrest as its kinda one word against the other kinda thing.

Just be there for your friend and urge him to tell you the truth

[Yehudis13]

Adding to what the person has said above, even if the child admits it, It is really hard to get the police involved to make an arrest as its kinda one word against the other kinda thing.

Just be there for your friend and urge him to tell you the truth

We are pretty tight, but I know what it's like, and I never told anyone about my abuse, and so it was a relief when my abuser left us. I kept it a secret as well, and I was hurt very badly, more than I care to explain. I understand how hard it is to tell someone about these things, because my father/abuser, threatened to kill me if word got around, and so I never told anyone. He hurt me in non-visible places, and no one knew about it. My friend came over to my house today, and I tried to talk to him, but he's saying nothing is happening, and he is getting irritated with me, and I don't want to lose our friendship.

[KarkatLuv]

just be the best friend you can be, make him realise that of all people he can trust you the most, and that to you he is the one that you can trust most. tell him your stories, explain calmly that that is the reason why you have been pushing so hard, and that you care about him to much to leave it alone, that you trust him with all of your secrets and he should trust you. I hope my advice helps in some way

[Yehudis13]

just be the best friend you can be, make him realise that of all people he can trust you the most, and that to you he is the one that you can trust most. tell him your stories, explain calmly that that is the reason why you have been pushing so hard, and that you care about him to much to leave it alone, that you trust him with all of your secrets and he should trust you. I hope my advice helps in some way

If he tells me what happened, what should I do then? I really appreciate all the help I'm getting so far.

[HandheldOutlaw]

I agree with everybody here; be his friend, and let him know that you're always going to be there. As for if he actually tells you, you need to do anything you can to get him out of that situation. You need to tell somebody, and let them know that it's not just your observations anymore, that he actually admitted it.