WHO and partners have launched seven interlinked strategies to reduce violence against children. The approaches have all been tested and all have shown concrete results. By bringing them together, WHO hopes to dramatically reduce instances of violence against children. 

Over the past year, up to 1 billion children have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence, according to a recent study published in “Pediatrics”. Homicide is among the top five causes of death for adolescents. One in four children suffer physical abuse, and nearly one in five girls are sexually abused at least once in their lives. 

 

The seven strategies highlighted in the “INSPIRE” package are: 

• Implementation and enforcement of laws: such as those limiting access by young people to firearms and other weapons (South Africa) and those criminalizing the violent punishment of children by parents (many European countries). 

• Norms and values: by changing beliefs and behaviours around gender roles (India, South Africa, Uganda and the USA). 

• Safe environments: by targeting violent “hotspots” and enhancing the built environment, for example, by improving housing (Colombia, UK, and the USA). 

• Parent and caregiver support: such as the provision of training in parenting (Kenya, Liberia, Myanmar, South Africa, Thailand, and the USA). 

• Income and economic strengthening: including microfinance combined with training around gender norms (Afghanistan, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, Uganda, and the USA). 

• Response and support services: such as treatment programmes for juvenile offenders (many European countries and the USA). 

• Education and life skills: for example, establishing a safe school environment and improving children’s life and social skills (China, Croatia, South Africa, Uganda, and the USA). 

“Knowledge about the extent and harms of violence against children is growing, together with evidence about effective strategies for prevention”, notes Dr. Etienne Krug, Director at WHO. […] 

The package is being released in the context of the worldwide launch of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. This partnership aims to bring together governments, UN agencies, civil society, the private sector, researchers, and academics to build political will, promote solutions, accelerate action and strengthen collaboration to prevent violence against children.  

 

Fonte: adaptado de <http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2016/new-strategies-violencechildren/en/> 

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