Mapping Report - Ireland.
This report presents the most current data on four specific forms of violence – violent discipline and exposure to domestic abuse during early ch...ildhood; violence at school; violent deaths among adolescents; and sexual violence in childhood and adolescence. The statistics reveal that children experience violence across all stages of childhood, in diverse settings, and often at the hands of the trusted individuals with whom they interact daily. The report concludes with specific national actions and strategies that UNICEF has embraced to prevent and respond to violence against children.
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PLoS Med 10(8): e1001501. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001501
More than 40% of the world population is 24 years old or younger, the vast majority of whom live... in low- and lower middle–income countries. Globally, a quarter of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for mental disorders and substance abuse is borne by this age group and about 75% of mental disorders diagnosed in adulthood have their onset before the age of
24 years . Most children and young people in developing countries, however, do not have access to mental health care.
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Recommended actions at international and national levels
(Health Systems in Transition, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2014)
Injection practices worldwide and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) include multiple, avoidable unsafe practices that ultimately lead to ...ox">the large-scale transmission of bloodborne viruses among patients, health care providers and the community at large.
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AIDSTAR-One | CASE STUDY SERIES November 2012
World Drug Report 2018
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Regional Tuberculosis Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)