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October 2010 physicians, psychologists and social scientists form research network against child abuse
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides a total of 32 million euros for research projects on the extent, causes and consequences of abuse and violence in childhood and adolescence are available. "Violence and abuse against children and adolescents has been little scientific research," Federal Research Minister. "We urgently need reliable information on the abuse, neglect and violence against children. We expect that an important foundation to prevent child abuse and the victims to provide effective help," said Federal Minister for Research Annette Schavan.


In an interdisciplinary research network "abuse, neglect and violence" will work together the best scientists in Germany from the medical, psychological and social science research. The aim is to develop measures to improve prevention of violence against children and for effective treatment of those affected. The BMBF will provide this research network of around 20 million euros. "We hope that a systematic findings on the reasons, people to violence against children and young people move, and the physical and psychological effects of abuse and neglect in childhood, "says Annette Schavan.

also for promoting education of scientific research additional funding. The main goal in the field of educational research is to research areas to vote and research networks set up. By expanding the knowledge base, the initial, -. and training on dealing with abuse cases makes sense to be developed and expanded

To improve the data base is to support the Federal Ministry for Education and Research, an update and expansion of the only German representative survey of 1992 on the topic of sexual abuse of children. Like 1992, the Criminology Research Institute of Lower Saxony (KFN) to realize this project. The sample is increased, however, this time of 3,300 to 10,000 persons and the age group of 16 - to 40-year-olds are limited

Prof. Dr. Christian Pfeiffer, director of KFN and head of the investigation, said: "We have currently in Germany neither current, representative and scientific evidence concerning the actual extent of child sexual abuse nor to the specific risk constellations of its formation. Thanks to the favorable environment for the new survey, we are now able to better clarify which children are at particularly high risk of abuse of the persons the greatest hazard in and promise the preventive approaches success. "

by the Federal Ministry of Research, initiated measures are part of the activities of the Roundtable" Child sexual abuse in dependency and power relations in private and public facilities and in the family "of the federal government. Together with Federal Family Minister Kristina Schroeder and Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger consists Schavan it for better protection of children and young people from sexual violence. The 2nd meeting of the Roundtable held on 30 September 2010 in Berlin.

more information at:
www.rundertisch-kindesmissbrauch.de/
Federal Ministry for Education and Research
news of 29.09.2010