New campaign highlights impact of violence on kids

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New campaign highlights impact of violence on kids
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- MORE THAN 19,000 children - up to 52 a day - were taken to hospital in 2013 for physical and sexual abuse, a study by the Public Health Ministry has found. The study was cited at the launch on Monday of a new campaign to boost awareness on the adverse impact violence has on children.

The "End Violence against Children" campaign, launched by United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and the Social Development and Human Security Ministry, urges parents, guardians, teachers and ordinary people to change their attitude and stop all forms of violence against youngsters. The campaign also highlights positive discipline as an approach to raising children.

The campaign, conducted under the slogan "Parenting without Violence", is also introducing the concept of "CUTE" - confidence, understanding, trust and empathy - as a way of caring for children.

In addition to the Public Health Ministry's study, which collected data from 631 hospitals in 2013, the campaign also highlighted several other studies led by Unicef Thailand that prove that children regularly face violence at home, school, care centres and juvenile centres.

One study found that more than 50 per cent of the Thai children surveyed had experienced some form of violent punishment by their parents, caretakers or teachers.

Many children suffered injuries and often believed that it was their fault.

Often accepted by adults, kids

Bijaya Rajbhandari, Unicef Thailand's representative, said: "Violence against children continues because it is often accepted by adults and the children as part of life.

"Violence against children is a serious problem in our society.

"It doesn't only harm the well-being of children, but it also undermines the productivity and prosperity of the country as a whole."

Violence affects children's physical and mental health in many |ways.

Those who have suffered from violence have an increased risk of mental health disorders, depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide, he said.

Violence impairs their ability to learn and socialise and increases the chance of them engaging in risky sexual behaviour and becoming violent adults, he pointed out.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/New-campaign-highlights-impact-of-violence-on-kids-30252294.html


-- The Nation 2015-01-21

[hanuman2543]

If these numbers are carefully collected (selected)and put in a statistic like the numbers of rape cases, traffic deaths or unemployment then it is only the tip of the iceberg. Shameful

Edited January 21, 2015 by hanuman2543

[Sirbergan]

If these numbers are carefully collected (selected)and put in a statistic like the numbers of rape cases, traffic deaths or unemployment then it is only the tip of the iceberg. Shameful

Shameful indeed, but unfortunately not surprising.

[maidee]

thai buddism : greed, sex, money, open corruption

Edited January 21, 2015 by maidee

[kingalfred]

The terrible truth of Child abuse, physical and mental is that overwhelmingly it is perpetrated by those trusted by children, the family.

[marko kok prong]

How about pairing this with a 'keep children safe',ie not having babies on motorsai's,or falling out of the back of pick up trucks.

[cup-O-coffee]

If this were true, then where were the articles describing the arrests of the abusers?

If this were true, and the abusers faced no judgment, then this is a non-story and moreover a description of the norm.

It seems to me that the number of statistics highlighting family dysfunctions, and the lack of family being mentioned in the crime stories, is a clear demonstration of their utter ignorance and stupidity to the reality of the situation; that the family is the cornerstone to the success or failure of any nation that relies on family to raise its citizens.

[kingalfred]

So you think its not true just because there is no listing of perps?Give me strength!

[AlQaholic]

functioning families in rural Thailand? huh? abuse and dysfunction is the norm, with the alcoholic father leading the way into a downward spiral that usually ends in yaba. After all what have you to look forward to with to rice harvests each year of about 10,000 Baht per year per rai.