Pediatrics

A third of all victimized children suffer from poly-victimization

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, February 24th, 2007

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center say that a third of all victimized children suffer from what they term "poly-victimization," experiencing four or more different kinds of victimization and abuse over the course of a single year.

That means children identified as victims of sexual assault by a peer or physical abuse by a caregiver are frequently encountering many other kinds of victimization from other assailants around the same time, according to the new study. Yet parents, counselors, and even child welfare officials trying to help such youth may not be aware of this.

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Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2007-02-24)

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