Source: SourceOECD Governance, Volume 2011, Number 8, April 2011 , pp. 231-261(31)

Publisher: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Abstract:

Child maltreatment has received less attention than other aspects of child well-being in international comparisons. The limited international comparable evidence nevertheless suggests it concerns a small but significant minority of children, and that child maltreatment causes considerable social and emotional damage, as well as economic costs to individuals and to society as a whole. This chapter takes stock of what is known about the economic determinants and consequences of child maltreatment across the OECD. It considers the relationship between maltreatment and other important social outcomes and, insofar as information is available, it compares and contrasts policy stances and programmatic interventions.

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2011-04-01

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