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The World Perspectives on Child Abuse: The Sixth Edition offers a unique view of the state of child maltreatment policy and practice in over 60 countries. The Executive Summary is available for download in the following languages: DOWNLOAD
DESCRIPTION ISPCAN initiated its World Perspectives on Child Abuse: An International Resource Book in 1992 as part of the Ninth International Congress on Child Maltreatment held in Chicago, Illinois. Since that time, this publication has been produced and released at subsequent bi-annual Congresses sponsored by ISPCAN. The Sixth Edition in this series was released in conjunction with the 15th International Congress being held in Brisbane, Australia. COMPONENTS A central component of this publication has been a mail survey of key informants identified by the ISPCAN leadership as being knowledgeable about child maltreatment issues within their respective countries. These respondents are asked to provide descriptive data on a variety of aspects related to the state of child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment in the respondent’s country. The current edition reports data on 64 countries, which are home to 70% of the world’s children. In addition to reporting the most recent survey findings, the Sixth Edition has incorporated two additional sections. First, the report includes some 20 commentaries on specific research projects or practice reforms underway in one or more of the sample counties. Authored by ISPCAN members and researchers from around the world, these commentaries provide rich descriptions of the various ways in which child maltreatment is defined and addressed worldwide. Second, the report includes a detailed annotated bibliography summarizing the content of key journal articles and government reports issued over the past two years. These descriptions report on research or practice reforms underway in over 20 countries. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our ability to develop this more comprehensive report is the direct result of the cooperation and financial support we received from a number of organizations and individuals. We would like to thank our fiscal partners in this effort including UNICEF, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division of the Public Health Agency of Canada, Interchurch Organization for Development Co-operation (ICCO), World Vision, and the World Health Organization (WHO). We also are very grateful for the in-kind support we received from our ISPCAN members, National Partners and professional colleagues for their willingness to complete their country-level surveys and to provide us with rich descriptive information on the scope of child maltreatment in their countries. |
