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Preventing child abuse

Synonyms:
Protecting children from abuse
Context:
Child abuse and neglect appear to be rising. Though difficult to measure, an estimated 10 to 15% of children in the industrialized nations are sexually abused. Abuse and neglect of children appears to be a major problem in almost all countries, poor as well as rich.
Broader:
Preventing children from harm
Resisting domestic violence
Reducing victimization of children
Instituting effective domestic security
Narrower:
Protecting children from exploitation
Campaigning against childhood genital mutilation
Constrains:
Abusing children
Beating children
Torturing children
Denying rights of children and youth
Denying right to freedom from exploitation of children
Facilitates:
Rehabilitating traumatized children
Facilitated by:
Supporting victims of abuse
Monitoring rights of the child
Problems:
Cruelty to children
Exploitation of children
Organized sexual abuse of children
Physical maltreatment of children
Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse
Values:
Abuse
Organizations:
International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
African Network for Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect
Latin American Association Against Child Abuse Neglect
International Child Abuse Network
Subjects:
Society → Infants
Societal Problems → Prevention
Societal Problems → Protection
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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