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12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
World Perspectives on Child Abuse
Gray J., OBE, BSc, Dip Social Work, Dip Teaching and Higher Education
Tonmyr L., MSW, Ph.D
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Special thanks to:
• Funders: American Humane Association, OAK Foundation and Public Health Agency of Canada
• Specialist roles: Deborah Daro, John Fluke (Co-chair of WG on child maltreatment data collection), Bert Van Puyenbroeck, Lutz Goldbeck, Andy Hauser, Don Bross and Jasminka Draca
• All our contributors
• ISPCAN staff especially Kayla Manzel
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Selected issues and concerns
11 commentaries on use of research:
− To improve policy and practice to address child abuse
− To understand the incidence or impact of child maltreatment
− To underscore the variability of the definition of child abuse and neglect and how this presents unique challenges in developing international policy or training programs
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Child maltreatment data
Articles describing diverse aspects of data collection-strengths and limitations:
− Inclusion of child maltreatment questions in health survey of general population
− Development of data collection in Greece and SE Europe
− Introduce public health perspective to CAN− Code mortality and morbidity data using ICD
codes− Use of helpline data
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Frameworks for international trends in CAN data
− Ten countries participated − Topics:
• Legal aspects• Data collection methods and systems• Maltreatment patterns• Strengths and limitations• Future plans and directions
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Mini-survey
Completed by 23 countries (5 continents)
Focus on national initiatives:
− Important developments in the last 2 years − Three key challenges− Data collection programmes
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)-Executive Summary
− 35 middle and low income countries participated
− Describes findings of the child parental discipline module
− Helps understand prevalence of child disciplinary practices in a cross national context
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
MICS study findings
− Violent and harsh psychological discipline was common in children aged 2–14
− 39–95% reported to receive violent discipline
− Positive interactions between caregivers and children relate to lower levels of violent discipline and non-violent discipline
− Strongest association between violent discipline and the belief that child needs physical punishment to be raised properly
“no violence against children is justifiable, and all violence against children is preventable” (Pinheiro, 2006, p.5)
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Bibliography
− Research from 35 countries
− 89 journal article and reports (03/08 – 05/10)
− Represents overview of the available research on child abuse and neglect
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Copies are available:
− Order online: www.ispcan.org
− ISPCAN website for members
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Suggestions for future editions
Please send to:
Howard Dubowitz
12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Thank you!
Jenny Gray [email protected]
Lil Tonmyr [email protected]
