The Children and Violence
Einar Helander, "The Children and Violence"
Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-10-15 | ISBN: 0230627140 | 288 pages | PDF | 1.59 MB
Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-10-15 | ISBN: 0230627140 | 288 pages | PDF | 1.59 MB
Einar Helander provides a disturbing account on the reality of child abuse.This book includes clearly displayed data on child abuse across 147 countries - includes shocking statistics on the frequency of child abuse, including physical, emotional, sexual, incest and neglect. The author is a qualified medical doctor and suggests a universal prevention programme. It includes photographs provided by the World Health Organization. This book provides a disturbing account on the reality of child abuse. Based on data from 147 countries, Helander considers the physical, societal, economic and judicial consequences of child abuse, proposing a universal, community-based prevention programme.