European report on preventing child maltreatment: summary now available in several languages

The "European report on preventing child maltreatment. Summary" is now available in all 4 official languages of the WHO European Region: English, French, German and Russian.

This document summarizes the full report and is written for policy-makers, practitioners and activists from across government sectors and nongovernmental organizations. It argues that much child maltreatment can be prevented through a public health approach.

Child maltreatment − the physical, sexual, mental abuse and/or neglect of children younger than 18 years – exists in every society. It is common in the WHO European Region and globally, often occurring with other negative experiences, such as having a carer with a mental illness, drug or alcohol problem or who is in prison, or witnessing intimate partner (domestic) violence, or living through parental separation.