A global priority: addressing violence against children

Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children

BACKGROUND The international community recognises violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) as global human rights and public health problems. Historically, research, programmes, and policies on these forms of violence followed parallel but distinct trajectories. Some have called for efforts to bridge these gaps, based in part on evidence that individuals and families oft...

Violence against children.

Violence Against Children

Child abuse is a topic which has variously elicited outrage and disbelief in our community. Violent behaviour of this kind has only relatively recently been seriously dealt with, although children have been the object of violence and exploitation for centuries. This report discusses violence against children as it is manifested in contemporary Australia, both in the form of physical and emotion...

Addressing violence against women: a call to action.

Violence against women and girls is prevalent worldwide but historically has been overlooked and condoned. Growing international recognition of these violations creates opportunities for elimination, although solutions will not be quick or easy. Governments need to address the political, social, and economic structures that subordinate women, and implement national plans and make budget commitm...

Violence against women and children.