"Measuring the social and economic costs of violence can be difficult, and most estimates only consider direct economic effects, such as productivity loss or the use of health care services. Communities and societies feel the effects of violence through loss of social cohesion, financial divest...

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Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Washington, DC National Academies Press 2012
Schlagworte:	Violence / Social aspects / Congresses Violence / Economic aspects / Congresses Family violence / Economic aspects / Congresses Victims of family violence / Congresses Violence / Research / Congresses Gesellschaft Gewalt Gemeinwesen Folgekosten Konferenzschrift > 2011 > Washington DC
Zusammenfassung:	"Measuring the social and economic costs of violence can be difficult, and most estimates only consider direct economic effects, such as productivity loss or the use of health care services. Communities and societies feel the effects of violence through loss of social cohesion, financial divestment, and the increased burden on the healthcare and justice systems. Initial estimates show that early violence prevention intervention has economic benefits. The IOM Forum on Global Violence Prevention held a workshop to examine the successes and challenges of calculating direct and indirect costs of violence, as well as the potential cost-effectiveness of intervention."--Publisher's description
Beschreibung:	"On April 28-29, 2011, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention convened its second workshop to explore the social and economic costs of violence."--P. 1 Introduction -- Approaches to measurement and costing methdology -- Challenges in calculating costs -- Toward a bigger picture of the costs of violence -- The promise of investing in violence prevention Papers on direct and indirect costs of violence: The costs of interpersonal violence: an international review -- Consequences of elder abuse: the needs for social justice and policy implications -- Costs of firearm violence: how you measure things matters -- The contagion of violence: the extent, the processes, and the outcomes -- How persistent fear and anxiety can affect young children's learning, behavior, and health Papers on context and place: Social contexts and violence -- The impact of war on child development and mental health: a longitudinal study of risk and resilience among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone -- Intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries: high costs to households and communities -- Youth violence in Kingston, Jamaica Papers on investing in prevention: The value of prevention -- Communities that care: bridging science and community practice to prevent adolescent health and behavior problems including violence Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:	XIII, 177 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 23 cm