Table of Contents:
  • 1. Violence-a global public health problem
  • 2. Youth violence
  • 3. Child abuse and neglect by parents and other caregivers
  • 4. Violence by intimate partners
  • 5. Abuse of the elderly
  • 6. Sexual violence
  • 7. Self-directed violence
  • 8. Collective violence
  • 9. The way forward: recommendations for action.