the need to protect children from abuse and neglect 保护孩子不受虐待和忽视的必要性

neglect of duty (=failure to do something you are officially responsible for) The constable was reported for neglect of duty. 玩忽职守

years/decades/centuries of neglect After three years of neglect the roads are full of potholes. 在无人照管3年后，这些路面满是坑洼。