Interviews with 6-17 year olds

A study in 2000 by the Red Cross Committee of Georgia on child abuse and physical and psychological violence against children in the family, institutions (schools, study groups, sport groups) and neighbourhoods involved structured interviews with 4,382 children aged 6-17 years. Almost two in five (39.2%) reported being subject to corporal punishment within the family, mostly by the mother. Almost a third (31.8%) reported experiencing physical punishment in schools, predominantly (in 96% of cases) by school teachers.

(Red Cross Committee of Georgia, 2000, "Child Abuse and Neglect", Red Cross/UNICEF)

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