Global status report on violence prevention, 2014 /
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| Imprint: | Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, [2014] ©2014 |
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| Description: | x, 274 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10161259 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Executive summary
- Part I. Background
- Interpersonal violence--a universal challenge
- Part II. State of the problem
- Deaths and injuries are only a fraction of the burden
- Part III. Findings
- Knowledge of the true extent of the problem is hindered by gaps in data
- National action planning is underway in many countries
- Countries are investing in prevention but not on a level commensurate with the scale and severity of the problem
- Countries can do more to address key risk factors for violence through policy and other measures
- Laws relevant to violence have been widely enacted but enforcement is inadequate
- Availability of services to identify, refer, protect and support victims varies markedly
- Part IV. The way forward
- Conclusions
- Recommendations: national, regional and international
- References
- Part V. Explanatory notes
- Method for data collection and validation
- Estimating global homicide deaths
- Country profiles: explanation
- Part VI. At a glance
- Part VII. Glossary
- Part VIII. Country profiles
- Part IX. Statistical annex.