Peer-reviewed article
Violence Against Children and Strategies for Ending of This Phenomenon
Salman Khazaei, Yousef Veisani, Ensiyeh Jenabi ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper reviews violence against children aged 2-17 years, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as neglect by parents, caregivers, peers and romantic partners. It notes that global rates of violence against children are high, but that very little research has been conducted in Middle Eastern countries like Iran. The paper discusses the global situation and prevention strategies recommended by the World Health Organization.
Key points
- Violence against children includes physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as neglect
- Violence can be perpetrated by strangers, parents, caregivers, peers or romantic partners
- Global rates of violence against children are described as very high
- Limited research on violence against children has been conducted in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries
Limitations
The document provides only an abstract or introduction and does not present empirical findings, data analysis, or detailed discussion of specific prevention strategies. It cannot tell us about the prevalence of violence in Iran, the effectiveness of interventions, or specific recommendations beyond general reference to WHO strategies.
Abstract
Violence against children is contains all forms of violence against children aged 2–17 years. This violence's covered all types child maltreatment including physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as neglect by strangers, their parents or other caregivers, peers or romantic partners (1). Unfortunately, the globally rates of violence against children are very high. However, Middle East countries such as Iran, very little research has been done in this area (2). In below we discussed about the global situation and preventing strategies recommended by WHO.