New research on child abuse in the Netherlands

Today the Verwey Jonker Institute published a special edition of the "Kids Count" report on child abuse in the Netherlands, Kinderen In Tel over Kindermishandeling (link in Dutch), based on data from Child Abuse Advice and Reporting Centres from 2003 to 2009. The report shows there are significant disparities in reported cases of abuse between municipalities, largely because each municipality has its own policy on how professionals such as the police or hospital workers should handle suspected cases of abuse. The report also indicates that most municipalities do not yet provide specialised care for victims of child abuse.

The report was made with support of the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Stichting Kinderpostzegels.