Child abuse costs Kingdom: study

10 December 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Development and assistance for families, children and youth / Family, children and youth / Social development
The Economic Burden of Health Consequences of Violence Against Children / UNICEF

Violence against children cost Cambodia approximately $168 million in 2013, or just over 1 per cent of GDP, according to a new report from the government and UNICEF that explores the economic impacts of physical abuse.

Titled The economic burden of health consequences of violence against children, the study, which closely mirrors a regional study released by UNICEF in June, said that violence against youngsters costs Cambodia $83.3 million per year in lost productivity alone. …

 Sen David
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