A child born into a community with a history of political unrest is at higher risk of abuse as they grow into a young adult.
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Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
Survivors of violence, and those working to support survivors, want to see programs that focus on getting the first response right, every time.
A school shooting in a small Texas town was almost as deadly as the worst such event in US history. Such shootings have increased in frequency over the last few years.
Projects that are easy to participate in, reproduce and that make people feel like they are part of a community that cares are important.
Some caregivers reported seeing improvements in their children’s schoolwork and behaviour at school.
Two interventions proved effective in reducing men’s perpetration, but not women’s experiences of violence.
Kenya’s constitution protects children from all forms of violence, but the country’s implementation strategies are weak.
There’s increasing global recognition that violence against women and children often occur together in homes.
A groundbreaking High Court ruling outlawing the spanking of children in South Africa has outraged some Christian bodies that claim parents are entitled to hit their children in a “godly way”.
Shocking new findings show that even in conflict-affected countries where soldiers and rebel fighters are a daily danger to women, their husbands and boyfriends are the bigger threat.
A personal account by a researcher investigating the root cause of sexual violence against women in India.
To prevent men from using violence in their households, violence against children needs to stop before they become adults.
She showed me the cigarette burns on her arms. Her eyes seemed empty as she slumped in the chair, answering questions with defeated shrugs. Finally she explained that her stepfather had held her down and…
The chief inspector of prisons has identified the single worst prison he has visited – and, scandalously, it’s a jail for children. HMYOI Brinsford in Wolverhampton is filthy, squalid and has levels of…
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